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About Solankuruni Village

Solankuruni is a large village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,191, made up of 1,595 males and 1,596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 737.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solankuruni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solankuruni village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625022
Area (hectares) 737.3 hectares
Population 3,191
Male Population 1,595
Female Population 1,596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Solankuruni compares

By the 2011 count Solankuruni is the 8th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 737.3 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Solankuruni

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

Solankuruni lies about 12 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Tiruparankundram, about 9.9 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 Solankuruni
Nearest town Avaniyāpuram 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Tiruparankundram 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 12 km
District headquarters Madurai 12 km

Villages closest to Solankuruni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai South 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 Solankuruni

As per the Census of India 2011, Solankuruni village had a population of 3,191. That makes it the 8th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Solankuruni village has 1,595 males and 1,596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solankuruni has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Solankuruni is 625022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solankuruni covers 737.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Solankuruni falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Solankuruni is Tiruparankundram, about 9.9 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 Solankuruni.

Solankuruni is about 12 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solankuruni is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Avaniyāpuram is about 8.3 km away. Tiruparankundram is about 9.9 km away. Madurai South 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 Kudiraikutti (1.5 km), Kusavankundu (1.7 km) and Ramankulam (2.5 km).

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

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