Sorab, Karnataka
Sorab is a town in Shivamogga district of Karnataka and serves as Nagar Panchayat. It is also a Block, Taluk and Taluka Panchayat of Shivamogga district.
As on April 2024, the current population of Sorab is 12.6 thousands out of which 6.3 thousands are males and rest 6.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this town is 1015 females per 1000 males. There are around 1.3 thousands teenagers in Sorab. It has literacy rate of 79% which means around 10 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.3 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 229 scheduled tribe people live in the town. There are around 2.9 thousands households in Sorab, which means every family has 4 members on average. The town has working population of 4.5 thousands.
These 12 villages comes under Sorab Nagar Panchayat.
- Chikkashakuna
- Halesoraba
- Hire Shakuna
- Kanukoppa
- Kodakani
- Kunaji
- Maruru
- Nadahalli
- Sabara
- Soraba
- Tirumalapura
- Ujjanipura
Schools
Sorab has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Karnataka Public Schools Kps Anavatti
- Gpuc Sorab
- Santhom English High School Anavatti
- Shree Swami Vivekananda English Medium High School Soraba
- Govt. High School Jade
Sorab Taluka Panchayat
Nayan is the President (Block Pramukh) of Taluka Panchayat Sorab, who can be contacted at email address eosoraba@gmail.com and mobile number 94831xxx03. The Block Development Officer (BDO) is Nandini R B, who can be reached at email address eosorab@gmail.com and mobile number 94808xxx25. The Block address is Taluk Panchayath Sorab, Taluk Office Road, Sorab, Pincode - 577429. You can reach there by taking a bus till Sorab bus stop which is less than a km away. Sorab Taluka Panchayat consists of total 36 Gram Panchayat.
- Agasanahalli
- Barangi
- Bennur
- Bilavalni
- Chandragutti
- Chitturu
- Dyavanahalli
- Gendla
- Guduvi
- Hanchi
- Harishi
- Heche
- Heggodu
- Hosabale
- Hurali
- Induvalli
- Jade
- Katuvalli
- Kuppagadde
- Mavali
- Mudi--Doddikoppa
- Mutuguppe
- Nisarani
- Nyarsi
- Samanavalli
- Shakunavalli
- Shigga
- Talagaddi
- Thelagunda
- Tatturu
- Tavanandi
- Udri
- Ulavi
- Ennekoppa
- Andige
- Duguru
Other villages in Sorab Taluk
Sorab Taluk has total 10 villages which are currently not mapped to any Gram Panchayat.