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About Chinnasoragai Village

Chinnasoragai is a large village in Mettur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,679, made up of 1,439 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinnasoragai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinnasoragai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Mettur
Pincode 636502
Area (hectares) 394.05 hectares
Population 2,679
Male Population 1,439
Female Population 1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinnasoragai compares

By the 2011 count Chinnasoragai is the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents. Its 394.05 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Chinnasoragai

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

Chinnasoragai lies about 26 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Tolasampatti, about 5.8 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 Chinnasoragai
Nearest railway station Tolasampatti 5.8 km
Nearest town Tāramangalam 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mettur 15 km
District headquarters Salem 26 km

Villages closest to Chinnasoragai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinnasoragai village had a population of 2,679. That makes it the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents.

Chinnasoragai village has 1,439 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinnasoragai has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Chinnasoragai is 636502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinnasoragai covers 394.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chinnasoragai falls under Mettur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chinnasoragai is Tolasampatti, about 5.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chinnasoragai.

Chinnasoragai is about 26 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinnasoragai is in Mettur tehsil of Salem district. Tolasampatti is about 5.8 km away. Tāramangalam is about 7.1 km away. Mettur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Periyasoragai (1.6 km), Dasagappatti (4.2 km) and Banapuram (5.4 km).

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

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