About Sothupakkam Village

Sothupakkam is a large village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,847, made up of 1,962 males and 1,885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sothupakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sothupakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Cheyyur
Pincode	603319
Area (hectares)	276.36 hectares
Population	3,847
Male Population	1,962
Female Population	1,885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 1 km distance

How Sothupakkam compares

By the 2011 count Sothupakkam is the 7th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 276.36 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sothupakkam

Sothupakkam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sothupakkam 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 1 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sothupakkam from other places

Sothupakkam lies about 44 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about under 2 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 Sothupakkam
Nearest railway station	Pakkam	under 2 km
Nearest town	Madurāntakam	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheyyur	21 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	44 km

Villages closest to Sothupakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sothupakkam village had a population of 3,847. That makes it the 7th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Sothupakkam village has 1,962 males and 1,885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sothupakkam has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sothupakkam is 603319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sothupakkam covers 276.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sothupakkam falls under Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sothupakkam is Pakkam, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 1 km distance.

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

Sothupakkam is about 44 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sothupakkam is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Pakkam is about under 2 km away. Madurāntakam is about 5.3 km away. Cheyyur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.