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

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Village · Pottangi, Koraput 

# Sorgiguda

Sorgiguda is a village in Pottangi sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764039**. The 2011 Census counted **1,075 people in 180 households**, the 29th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 34.7%.

- 1,075people (2011)
- 180households
- 59.3%literacy
- 764039PIN code

## Sorgiguda PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code764039
- Gram panchayatMaliput
- Community development blockPottangi
- Census village code430019

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

## How far is Sorgiguda from nearby towns?

- Pottangi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)51 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)30 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 Sorgiguda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pottangi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pottangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Sorgiguda known for?

The main crops are **ragi, paddy and zinger**. About 37% of the 387 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 Sorgiguda

Of every 100 households in Sorgiguda in 2011, 10 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sorgiguda · ■ Pottangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****52%**

**47%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**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 Sorgiguda?

■ Sorgiguda · ■ Pottangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**34.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****2134**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1792**

**939

Working population ****38.6%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.9% for men and 64.5% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 227 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 161 (39%)

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

- Sepaiput1,167 people
- Maliput1,137 people
- Phattu1,136 people
- Renu1,113 people
- Sindhei984 people
- Tema917 people
- Sankar879 people
- Matiagumandi845 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sorgiguda?764039
- How far is Sorgiguda from Koraput?51 km by road
- What is the population of Sorgiguda?1,075 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorgiguda in?Koraput district (Pottangi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sorgiguda?59.3% (Census 2011)