About Sowdapuram Village

Sowdapuram is a large village in Rasipuram tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,548, made up of 1,788 males and 1,760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sowdapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sowdapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Tehsil	Rasipuram
Pincode	637505
Area (hectares)	383.39 hectares
Population	3,548
Male Population	1,788
Female Population	1,760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sowdapuram compares

By the 2011 count Sowdapuram is the 22nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents. Its 383.39 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Sowdapuram

Sowdapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sowdapuram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sowdapuram from other places

Sowdapuram lies about 30 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Mallur, about 10 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 Sowdapuram
Nearest railway station	Mallur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rasipuram	11 km
District headquarters	Namakkal	30 km

Villages closest to Sowdapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sowdapuram village had a population of 3,548. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents.

Sowdapuram village has 1,788 males and 1,760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sowdapuram has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Sowdapuram is 637505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sowdapuram covers 383.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sowdapuram falls under Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sowdapuram is Mallur, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sowdapuram.

Sowdapuram is about 30 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sowdapuram is in Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district. Mallur is about 10 km away. Rasipuram is about 11 km away. Namakkal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.