# Sorka Village, Prithvipur, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Prithvipur, Tikamgarh 

# Sorka

Sorka is a village in Prithvipur sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,389 people in 294 households**, the 40th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,389people (2011)
- 294households
- 54.3%literacy
- 850females per 1,000 males

## Sorka PIN code and other codes

Sorka falls in Prithvipur sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPrithvipur
- Census village code456659

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sorka from nearby towns?

- Prithvipur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)70 km by road
- Prithvipur (nearest town)14 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sorka?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sorka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Prithvipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Prithvipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Prathvipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sorka known for?

About 71% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sorka

Of every 100 households in Sorka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sorka · ■ Prithvipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**97%

Tap water ****2%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****45%**

**32%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sorka?

■ Sorka · ■ Prithvipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****752**

**866

Working population ****43.4%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 38.2% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 286 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 229 (38%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Prithvipur

- Birora Pahad Khas1,457 people
- Jirawani Bhitara1,431 people
- Manetha1,416 people
- Kunwarpura1,406 people
- Majra Soori1,384 people
- Chomo Khas1,354 people
- Todi1,347 people
- Mohanpura1,319 people

[All 142 villages in Prithvipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/prithvipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sorka from Tikamgarh?70 km by road
- What is the population of Sorka?1,389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorka in?Tikamgarh district (Prithvipur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sorka?54.3% (Census 2011)