# Sorokpara Village, Selsella, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills 

# Sorokpara

Sorokpara is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794104**. The 2011 Census counted **478 people in 97 households**, the 101st largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 478people (2011)
- 97households
- 51.9%literacy
- 794104PIN code

## Sorokpara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sorokpara is 794104.** Sorokpara falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794104
- Community development blockSelsella
- Census village code272751

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

## How far is Sorokpara from nearby towns?

- Selsella (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)78 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)9 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 Sorokpara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sorokpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikrikilla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhubri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 23 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.

## Homes and amenities in Sorokpara

Of every 100 households in Sorokpara in 2011, 21 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sorokpara · ■ Selsella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**36%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sorokpara?

■ Sorokpara · ■ Selsella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**976

Working population ****50.0%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 39.3% for women. 47% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (11%) · **■** Marginal 54 (23%)

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 Selsella

- Upper Nalbari497 people
- Ramjonggre485 people
- Bholarbhita484 people
- Nidanpur483 people
- Rengmagre477 people
- Bolsalgre469 people
- Okkanggre458 people
- Baklagre454 people

[All 361 villages in Selsella](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sorokpara?794104
- How far is Sorokpara from Tura?78 km by road
- What is the population of Sorokpara?478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorokpara in?West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sorokpara?51.9% (Census 2011)