# Sorada Village, Pottangi, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pottangi, Koraput 

# Sorada

Sorada is a village in Pottangi sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764039**. The 2011 Census counted **1,548 people in 353 households**, the 20th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 12.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.7%.

- 1,548people (2011)
- 353households
- 12.0%literacy
- 764039PIN code

## Sorada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sorada is 764039.** Sorada falls in Pottangi sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764039
- Gram panchayatAmpavalli
- Community development blockPottangi
- Census village code430086

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

## How far is Sorada from nearby towns?

- Pottangi (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)88 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)48 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 Sorada?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sorada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pottangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pottangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sorada known for?

The main crops are **ragi, paddy and zinger**. About 34% of the 691 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sorada

Of every 100 households in Sorada in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sorada · ■ Pottangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

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

**9%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**5%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****80%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****90%**

**73%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sorada?

■ Sorada · ■ Pottangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****12.0%**

**34.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1144**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**939

Working population ****60.8%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 16.1% for men and 8.6% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 703 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 201 (21%)

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 Pottangi

- Nuagam1,699 people
- Kudi1,667 people
- Pungar1,660 people
- Pondoi1,592 people
- Gangarajpur1,502 people
- Bodogolluru1,297 people
- Chandaka1,246 people
- Laudi1,229 people

[All 106 villages in Pottangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/pottangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sorada?764039
- How far is Sorada from Koraput?88 km by road
- What is the population of Sorada?1,548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorada in?Koraput district (Pottangi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sorada?12.0% (Census 2011)