Soraba

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Soraba, Karnataka , India,.
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Town
Soraba, Karnataka , India,. is located in Karnataka
Soraba, Karnataka , India,.
Soraba, Karnataka , India,.
Location in Karnataka, India
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Country  India
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Subdivision Sagara
Elevation 580 m (1,900 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 7,424
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration KA-15(Sagara)

Soraba is a panchayat town in Shimoga district in the state of Karnataka in India.

Soraba is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 580 metres (1902 feet).

The town derives its name from its earlier name Surabhipura meaning town of Surabhi. Surabhi was the holy cow which was milked by a stone statue of the god Sri Ranganatha. A temple is built on the same place where the holy cow used to milk and it is now the Sri Ranganatha temple. The story says that the temple was built by a local landlord from Halesoraba on the bay of river Dandavati. This is recorded on a manuscript written in Old Kannada script on the stone tower by the river Dandavati . Soraba is now a taluk headquarters. Soraba's main road (Ratha beedhi) is the only road (which stretches for approximately a kilo meter) and has its main shops and hospitals.On 2013 Soraba town was improved now so many shops and medical shops were build.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Soraba had a population of 7424. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sorab has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 75%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sorab
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