About Sokkapuram Village

Sokkapuram is a mid sized village in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 633 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokkapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokkapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Tehsil	Hosur
Pincode	635105
Area (hectares)	481.63 hectares
Population	1,285
Male Population	633
Female Population	652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sokkapuram compares

By the 2011 count Sokkapuram is the 63rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 481.63 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sokkapuram

Sokkapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sokkapuram 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 Sokkapuram from other places

Sokkapuram lies about 59 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Devangonthi, about 7.5 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 Sokkapuram
Nearest railway station	Devangonthi	7.5 km
Nearest town	Mālūr	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosur	23 km
District headquarters	Krishnagiri	59 km

Villages closest to Sokkapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokkapuram village had a population of 1,285. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Sokkapuram village has 633 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokkapuram has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Sokkapuram is 635105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokkapuram covers 481.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sokkapuram falls under Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sokkapuram is Devangonthi, about 7.5 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 Sokkapuram.

Sokkapuram is about 59 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sokkapuram is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Devangonthi is about 7.5 km away. Mālūr is about 9.2 km away. Hosur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.