About Sorakudy Village

Sorakudy is a large village in Thirunallar Taluk tehsil, in the district of Karaikal, Puducherry. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,666, made up of 2,306 males and 2,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609607, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorakudy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorakudy village
Description	Value
State	Puducherry
District	Karaikal
Tehsil	Thirunallar Taluk
Pincode	609607
Area (hectares)	466.38 hectares
Population	4,666
Male Population	2,306
Female Population	2,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sorakudy compares

By the 2011 count Sorakudy is the 5th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,501 residents. Its 466.38 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Sorakudy

Sorakudy is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sorakudy as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sorakudy from other places

Sorakudy lies about 24 km from Karaikal, and the nearest railway station is Nannilam, about 6.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sorakudy
Nearest town	Thiruvarur	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Nannilam	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirunallar Taluk	24 km
District headquarters	Karaikal	24 km

Villages closest to Sorakudy

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thirunallar Taluk tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sorakudy

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorakudy village had a population of 4,666. That makes it the 5th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,501 residents.

Sorakudy village has 2,306 males and 2,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorakudy has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Sorakudy is 609607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorakudy covers 466.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sorakudy falls under Thirunallar Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district in Puducherry.

The nearest railway station to Sorakudy is Nannilam, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sorakudy.

Sorakudy is about 24 km from Karaikal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorakudy is in Thirunallar Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district. Thiruvarur is about 6.1 km away. Nannilam is about 6.5 km away. Thirunallar Taluk is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.