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About Sooliyakottai Village

Sooliyakottai is a large village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,316, made up of 1,125 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sooliyakottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sooliyakottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 613504
Area (hectares) 424.56 hectares
Population 2,316
Male Population 1,125
Female Population 1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sooliyakottai compares

By the 2011 count Sooliyakottai is the 33rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 424.56 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Sooliyakottai

Sooliyakottai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sooliyakottai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sooliyakottai from other places

Sooliyakottai lies about 16 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Saliyamangalam, about 2.0 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 Sooliyakottai
Nearest railway station Saliyamangalam 2.0 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 18 km

Villages closest to Sooliyakottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sooliyakottai village had a population of 2,316. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Sooliyakottai village has 1,125 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sooliyakottai has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Sooliyakottai is 613504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sooliyakottai covers 424.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sooliyakottai falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sooliyakottai is Saliyamangalam, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sooliyakottai.

Sooliyakottai is about 16 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sooliyakottai is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Saliyamangalam is about 2.0 km away. Thanjavur is about 16 km away. Papanasam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thirubuvanam (2.2 km), Saliyamangalam (2.3 km) and Keelakoil Pathu (3.2 km).

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

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