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About Suraikkayapatti Village

Suraikkayapatti is a small village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 166 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suraikkayapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suraikkayapatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636602
Area (hectares) 56.29 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 166
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suraikkayapatti compares

By the 2011 count Suraikkayapatti is the 40th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 56.29 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Suraikkayapatti

Suraikkayapatti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Suraikkayapatti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Suraikkayapatti from other places

Suraikkayapatti lies about 25 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Danishpet, about 5.2 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 Suraikkayapatti
Nearest railway station Danishpet 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 11 km
District headquarters Salem 25 km

Villages closest to Suraikkayapatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suraikkayapatti village had a population of 326. That makes it the 40th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Suraikkayapatti village has 166 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suraikkayapatti has about 964 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 992.

The pincode recorded for Suraikkayapatti is 636602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suraikkayapatti covers 56.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suraikkayapatti falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Suraikkayapatti is Danishpet, about 5.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Suraikkayapatti.

Suraikkayapatti is about 25 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suraikkayapatti is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Danishpet is about 5.2 km away. Yercaud is about 11 km away. Salem is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolagur (under 2 km), Pilapalli Kombai (3.0 km) and Veppadi (3.9 km).

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

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