| Soro | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Orissa |
| District(s) | Balasore |
| Population | 27,794 (2011[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 3 metres (9.8 ft) |
Soro is a town and a notified area committee in Balasore district in the Indian state of Orissa.
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Soro is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 3 metres (9 feet).
As of 2011 India census,[2] Soro had a population of 27,794. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Soro has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 60%. In Soro, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Soro is booming nowadays in terms of trade/ business. It has no fewer than 5,000 shops. So many other small markets and businessman are dependent on this market. Mainly this market is popular for its business transaction.
Upendra Nath College, Soro and Belabhumi Mahavidyalaya, Avana are notable colleges in Soro.Radhanath vidya pitha soro. satya nanda high school.these two school are very famous school around this area. radhanath vidya pitha is very nearer to masjid ahmadiyya soro. History
"Santaragadia" is a very well town nearer to Soro Tahsil.it is located 8 k.m from Soro.Orissa Village Road is connecting Soro to Santaragadia,Santaragadia is very famous market around this Tahsil. there was freedom fighters like Bhagwan Pradhan(Patanapada), Baidyanath Panigrahi.
Panchalingeswar is located 12 k.m from Soro. it is famous for Place of "Lord Shiva temple" and water fall on hill side.
"Santaragadia" mostly known as a Place-based education, sometimes called pedagogy of place, place-based learning, experiential education, community-based education, education for sustainability, environmental education or more rarely, service learning, is an educational philosophy developed initially by The Oriya Society.
Basically "Santaragadia" is the Place-based education is often hands-on, project-based and always related to something in the real Soro Tahsil and Balasore District. Thus students are embarking upon a unit about Literacy
In a larger sense however, place-based education seeks to help communities through employing students and school staff in solving community problems.
Current MLA from Soro Assembly Constituency is Karthik Mahapatra of INC, who won the seat in State elections in 2004. He also won this seat in 2000, in 1995 and in 1990. Other previous MLAs from this seat were Jadunath Das Mohapatra of INC who won in 1985, Pitambar Panda of CPI in 1980, and Hariprasad Mohapatra of JNP in 1977.[3]
Soro is part of Bhadrak (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Jadida is one of the very good panchayat in the soro block. There is a Srimaa Aurobindo pathachakra sala situated in the village Jadida. pakhar chhaka is situated away from soro town around 9 k.m., it is nerest famous town here
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