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About Sorakayalapalli Village

Sorakayalapalli is a small village in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 244 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorakayalapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorakayalapalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Hosur
Pincode 635115
Area (hectares) 178.97 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 244
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sorakayalapalli compares

By the 2011 count Sorakayalapalli is the 127th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 178.97 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sorakayalapalli

Sorakayalapalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sorakayalapalli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sorakayalapalli from other places

Sorakayalapalli lies about 23 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Rayakkottai, about 18 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 Sorakayalapalli
Nearest railway station Rayakkottai 18 km
Nearest town Kādiganpalli 23 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosur 26 km

Villages closest to Sorakayalapalli

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.

Common questions about Sorakayalapalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorakayalapalli village had a population of 466. That makes it the 127th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Sorakayalapalli village has 244 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorakayalapalli has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Sorakayalapalli is 635115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorakayalapalli covers 178.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sorakayalapalli is Rayakkottai, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sorakayalapalli.

Sorakayalapalli is about 23 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorakayalapalli is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Rayakkottai is about 18 km away. Kādiganpalli is about 23 km away. Krishnagiri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedapalli (under 2 km), Mottampalli (1.8 km) and Sagadevapuram (1.8 km).

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

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