About Sokkanur Village

Sokkanur is one of the larger villages in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,020, made up of 2,978 males and 3,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2308.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokkanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokkanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Coimbatore
Tehsil	Pollachi
Pincode	642109
Area (hectares)	2308.98 hectares
Population	6,020
Male Population	2,978
Female Population	3,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sokkanur compares

By the 2011 count Sokkanur is the 8th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 2308.98 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sokkanur

Sokkanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sokkanur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sokkanur from other places

Sokkanur lies about 22 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Nallattipalaiyam, about 8.5 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 Sokkanur
Nearest railway station	Nallattipalaiyam	8.5 km
Nearest town	Madukkarai	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pollachi	18 km
District headquarters	Coimbatore	22 km

Villages closest to Sokkanur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pollachi 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 Sokkanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokkanur village had a population of 6,020. That makes it the 8th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Sokkanur village has 2,978 males and 3,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokkanur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Sokkanur is 642109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokkanur covers 2308.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sokkanur falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sokkanur is Nallattipalaiyam, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sokkanur is about 22 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sokkanur is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Nallattipalaiyam is about 8.5 km away. Madukkarai is about 11 km away. Pollachi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.