# Sorapada Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/sorapada/ Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar # Sorapada Sorapada is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **425415**. The 2011 Census counted **2,111 people in 437 households**, the 21st largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 2,111people (2011) - 437households - 70.6%literacy - 425415PIN code ## Sorapada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sorapada is 425415.** Sorapada falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - PIN code425415 - Community development blockAkkalkuwa - Census village code525187 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sorapada from nearby towns? - Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ)50 km by road - Talode (nearest town)21 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 Sorapada? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sorapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Akkalkuwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akkalkuwa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Sorapada known for? The main crops are **wheat, cotton and jowar**. About 63% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Sorapada Of every 100 households in Sorapada in 2011, 32 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sorapada · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **30% Toilet within the home ****28%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **86% Tap water ****67%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **98% Use banking services ****24%** **23% Television ****35%** **6% Mobile phone ****36%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **77% Own their home ****80%** **96% 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 Sorapada? ■ Sorapada · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804** **949 Working population ****35.6%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 64.6% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 45 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (34%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 427 (57%) · **■** Marginal 22 (3%) 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 Akkalkuwa - Horafali2,192 people - Jangathi2,165 people - Ohwa2,122 people - Vanyavihir Bk2,115 people - Rajmohi1,981 people - Rampur1,973 people - Oghani1,915 people - Bhangrapani1,889 people [All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sorapada?425415 - How far is Sorapada from Nandurbar?50 km by road - What is the population of Sorapada?2,111 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sorapada in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sorapada?70.6% (Census 2011)