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About Sokkadi Village

Sokkadi is a large village in Krishnagiri tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,931, made up of 2,564 males and 2,367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2486.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokkadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokkadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Krishnagiri
Pincode 635122
Area (hectares) 2486.8 hectares
Population 4,931
Male Population 2,564
Female Population 2,367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sokkadi compares

By the 2011 count Sokkadi is the 40th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents. Its 2486.8 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sokkadi

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

Sokkadi lies about 10 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Rayakkottai, about 12 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 Sokkadi
Nearest town Kādiganpalli 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnagiri 10 km
Nearest railway station Rayakkottai 12 km

Villages closest to Sokkadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokkadi village had a population of 4,931. That makes it the 40th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents.

Sokkadi village has 2,564 males and 2,367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokkadi has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sokkadi is 635122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokkadi covers 2486.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sokkadi falls under Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sokkadi is Rayakkottai, about 12 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 Sokkadi.

Sokkadi is about 10 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sokkadi is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Kādiganpalli is about 10 km away. Krishnagiri is about 10 km away. Rayakkottai is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alapatti (3.9 km), Bellarapalli (4.1 km) and Agaram (4.9 km).

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

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