# Sorta Village, Arvi, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/arvi/sorta/ Village · Arvi, Wardha # Sorta Sorta is a village in Arvi sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,552 people in 388 households**, the 18th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 1,552people (2011) - 388households - 83.6%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Sorta PIN code and other codes Sorta falls in Arvi sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockArvi - Census village code533865 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sorta from nearby towns? - Arvi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Wardha (district HQ)5 km by road - Pulgaon (nearest town)5 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 Sorta? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sorta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rasulabad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pulgaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pulgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Sorta known for? Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 79% of the 778 hectares of village land is sown, and 590 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 Sorta Of every 100 households in Sorta in 2011, 82 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sorta · ■ Arvi rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **77% Toilet within the home ****59%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **57% Tap water ****68%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **87% Use banking services ****64%** **65% Television ****44%** **38% Mobile phone ****42%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **37% Own their home ****94%** **91% 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 Sorta? ■ Sorta · ■ Arvi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **84.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775** **929 Working population ****51.2%** **51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 78.1% for women. 63% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 209 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 478 (60%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 79 (10%) · **■** Marginal 17 (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 Arvi - Deurwada1,735 people - Nandpur1,731 people - Wathoda1,706 people - Pimpalkhuta1,573 people - Khubgaon1,509 people - Pachod1,472 people - Nimboli1,388 people - Ajangaon1,355 people [All 220 villages in Arvi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/arvi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sorta from Wardha?5 km by road - What is the population of Sorta?1,552 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sorta in?Wardha district (Arvi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sorta?83.6% (Census 2011)