About Soolankurichi Village

Soolankurichi is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,248, made up of 1,652 males and 1,596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1856.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soolankurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soolankurichi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636138
Area (hectares)	1856.2 hectares
Population	3,248
Male Population	1,652
Female Population	1,596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Soolankurichi compares

By the 2011 count Soolankurichi is the 37th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 1856.2 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Soolankurichi

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

Soolankurichi lies about 29 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 8.2 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 Soolankurichi
Nearest railway station	Valappadi Gate	8.2 km
Nearest town	Narasingapuram	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Attur	26 km
District headquarters	Salem	29 km

Villages closest to Soolankurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soolankurichi village had a population of 3,248. That makes it the 37th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Soolankurichi village has 1,652 males and 1,596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soolankurichi has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Soolankurichi is 636138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soolankurichi covers 1856.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Soolankurichi falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Soolankurichi is Valappadi Gate, about 8.2 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 - 10 km distance for Soolankurichi.

Soolankurichi is about 29 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soolankurichi is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Valappadi Gate is about 8.2 km away. Narasingapuram is about 23 km away. Attur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.