# Sorisia Village, Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/sorisia/ Village · Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara # Sorisia Sorisia is a village in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754210**. The 2011 Census counted **683 people in 160 households**, the 81st largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%. - 683people (2011) - 160households - 94.2%literacy - 754210PIN code ## Sorisia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sorisia is 754210.** Sorisia falls in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code754210 - Gram panchayatRatadiakhandsahi - Community development blockDerabisi - Census village code396480 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sorisia from nearby towns? - Kendrapara Sadar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ)15 km by road - Kendrapara (nearest town)15 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 Sorisia? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sorisia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandol - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandol - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balia - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Sorisia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Sorisia Of every 100 households in Sorisia in 2011, 87 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sorisia · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **58% Toilet within the home ****17%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **75% Tap water ****2%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****49%** **65% Television ****32%** **33% Mobile phone ****44%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Sorisia? ■ Sorisia · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.2%** **86.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****553** **906 Working population ****34.3%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.8% for men and 90.4% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (44%) · **■** Household industry 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 83 (35%) · **■** Marginal 34 (15%) 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 Kendrapara Sadar - Gunupur707 people - Dakhyabramhapur700 people - Dakhinakhandabhola698 people - Ratadiakhadasahi684 people - Juidaspur680 people - Poilo677 people - Barimul664 people - Jaripada643 people [All 185 villages in Kendrapara Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sorisia?754210 - How far is Sorisia from Kendrapara?15 km by road - What is the population of Sorisia?683 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sorisia in?Kendrapara district (Kendrapara Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Sorisia?94.2% (Census 2011)