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About Sogandy Village

Sogandy is a mid sized village in Tirukalukundram tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 620 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sogandy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sogandy village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Tirukalukundram
Pincode 603405
Area (hectares) 260.8 hectares
Population 1,267
Male Population 620
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Sogandy compares

By the 2011 count Sogandy is the 41st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 260.8 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Sogandy

Sogandy 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 Sogandy as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. 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 Sogandy from other places

Sogandy lies about 22 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Walajabad, about 17 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 Sogandy
Nearest town Srīperumbūdūr 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Walajabad 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukalukundram 22 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 22 km

Villages closest to Sogandy

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

Common questions about Sogandy

As per the Census of India 2011, Sogandy village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 41st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Sogandy village has 620 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sogandy has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Sogandy is 603405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sogandy covers 260.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sogandy falls under Tirukalukundram tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sogandy is Walajabad, about 17 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 5 km distance for Sogandy.

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

Sogandy is in Tirukalukundram tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Srīperumbūdūr is about 8.4 km away. Walajabad is about 17 km away. Tirukalukundram is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thirumani (3.7 km), Echur (6.8 km) and Arambakkam (8.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sogandy today is likely to be higher.

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