About Soolapuram Village

Soolapuram is a large village in Peraiyur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,482, made up of 2,322 males and 2,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1558.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625535, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soolapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soolapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Peraiyur
Pincode	625535
Area (hectares)	1558.87 hectares
Population	4,482
Male Population	2,322
Female Population	2,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Soolapuram compares

By the 2011 count Soolapuram is the 9th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents. Its 1558.87 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1013.

Getting to Soolapuram

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

Soolapuram lies about 48 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Andipatti, about 19 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 Soolapuram
Tehsil headquarters	Peraiyur	16 km
Nearest town	Usilampatti	18 km
Nearest railway station	Andipatti	19 km
District headquarters	Madurai	48 km

Villages closest to Soolapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soolapuram village had a population of 4,482. That makes it the 9th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents.

Soolapuram village has 2,322 males and 2,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soolapuram has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Soolapuram is 625535. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soolapuram covers 1558.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soolapuram falls under Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Soolapuram is Andipatti, about 19 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 Soolapuram.

Soolapuram is about 48 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soolapuram is in Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district. Peraiyur is about 16 km away. Usilampatti is about 18 km away. Andipatti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.