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About Solur Village

Solur is a small village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 116 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636602
Area (hectares) 106.82 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 116
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Solur compares

By the 2011 count Solur is the 48th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 106.82 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Solur

Solur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Solur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Solur from other places

Solur lies about 26 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Lokur, about 8.9 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 Solur
Nearest railway station Lokur 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 11 km
Nearest town Pallippatti 20 km
District headquarters Salem 26 km

Villages closest to Solur

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 Solur

As per the Census of India 2011, Solur village had a population of 225. That makes it the 48th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Solur village has 116 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

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

Solur covers 106.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Solur is Lokur, about 8.9 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 <5 km distance for Solur.

Solur 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.

Solur is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Lokur is about 8.9 km away. Yercaud is about 11 km away. Pallippatti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadugamarathur (under 2 km), Mangalam (under 2 km) and Periyakkadu (under 2 km).

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

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