# Sorna Village, Vikasnagar, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Sorna

Sorna is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,116 people in 393 households**, the 43rd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 2,116people (2011)
- 393households
- 86.3%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sorna

Of every 100 households in Sorna in 2011, 91 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sorna · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**27%

Tap water ****81%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**54%

Use banking services ****77%**

**74%

Television ****61%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**10%

Own their home ****92%**

**88%

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 Sorna?

■ Sorna · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**929

Working population ****30.2%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 79.8% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (6%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 310 (49%) · **■** Marginal 142 (22%)

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 Vikasnagar

- Dharmawala2,232 people
- Aduwala2,224 people
- Kunja Grant2,149 people
- Rudra Pur2,136 people
- Horawala2,050 people
- Karbari Grant2,045 people
- Majri2,044 people
- Kulhan Matak Majri2,042 people

[All 141 villages in Vikasnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/vikasnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sorna?2,116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorna in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sorna?86.3% (Census 2011)