# Sorwa Village, Behror, Alwar (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Behror, Alwar 

# Sorwa

Sorwa is a village in Behror sub-district of Alwar district, Rajasthan, PIN code **301701**. The 2011 Census counted **655 people in 122 households**, the 145th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 655people (2011)
- 122households
- 93.6%literacy
- 301701PIN code

## Sorwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sorwa is 301701.** Sorwa falls in Behror sub-district, Alwar district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code301701
- Community development blockBehror
- Census village code071889

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

## How far is Sorwa from nearby towns?

- Behror (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Alwar (district HQ)73 km by road
- Behror (nearest town)8 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 Sorwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sorwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Behror
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Behror
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Behror
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Sorwa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sarson and bajara**. Products made here include wooden furnitur. About 80% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Sorwa

Of every 100 households in Sorwa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Sorwa · ■ Behror rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**62%

Tap water ****78%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**86%

Use banking services ****71%**

**72%

Television ****61%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sorwa?

■ Sorwa · ■ Behror rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.6%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****490**

**784

Working population ****53.1%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.3% for men and 87.5% for women. 49% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 256 (74%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 91 (26%)

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 Behror

- Shyampur693 people
- Ramsinghpura675 people
- Kundansinghpura670 people
- Nalpur658 people
- Kalipahari653 people
- Kolila Rabad647 people
- Jakhrana Khurd618 people
- Laksiwas616 people

[All 177 villages in Behror](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/behror/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sorwa?301701
- How far is Sorwa from Alwar?73 km by road
- What is the population of Sorwa?655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorwa in?Alwar district (Behror sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Sorwa?93.6% (Census 2011)