# Sorakasa Village, Jiwati, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Jiwati, Chandrapur 

# Sorakasa

Sorakasa is a village in Jiwati sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **621 people in 122 households**, the 36th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 621people (2011)
- 122households
- 63.5%literacy
- 1,056females per 1,000 males

## Sorakasa PIN code and other codes

Sorakasa falls in Jiwati sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockJiwati
- Census village code541732

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

## How far is Sorakasa from nearby towns?

- Jiwati (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)92 km by road
- Rajura (nearest town)51 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 Sorakasa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sorakasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jiwati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sorakasa known for?

About 48% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Sorakasa

Of every 100 households in Sorakasa in 2011, 42 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sorakasa · ■ Jiwati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****25%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**35%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****70%**

**73%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Sorakasa?

■ Sorakasa · ■ Jiwati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1245**

**1008

Working population ****57.2%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 53.4% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 136 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (60%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Jiwati

- Antapur664 people
- Narpathar647 people
- Kotha Bu.641 people
- Asapur635 people
- Parmdoli585 people
- Sevanagar564 people
- Jankapur558 people
- Wani Kh.553 people

[All 83 villages in Jiwati](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/jiwati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sorakasa from Chandrapur?92 km by road
- What is the population of Sorakasa?621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorakasa in?Chandrapur district (Jiwati sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sorakasa?63.5% (Census 2011)