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About Sodalaivayal Village

Sodalaivayal is a small village in Manamelkudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 224 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sodalaivayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sodalaivayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Manamelkudi
Pincode 614630
Area (hectares) 156.08 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 224
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sodalaivayal compares

By the 2011 count Sodalaivayal is the 34th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents. Its 156.08 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sodalaivayal

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

Sodalaivayal lies about 50 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, about 17 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 Sodalaivayal
Tehsil headquarters Manamelkudi 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Ayingudi 17 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 21 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 50 km

Villages closest to Sodalaivayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sodalaivayal village had a population of 470. That makes it the 34th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents.

Sodalaivayal village has 224 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sodalaivayal has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sodalaivayal is 614630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sodalaivayal covers 156.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sodalaivayal falls under Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sodalaivayal is Ayingudi, about 17 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 Sodalaivayal.

Sodalaivayal is about 50 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sodalaivayal is in Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Manamelkudi is about 8.6 km away. Ayingudi is about 17 km away. Arantāngi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chellappakottai (under 2 km), Nilaiyur (under 2 km) and Dharmarajanvayal (1.6 km).

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

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