About Soraikkayur Village

Soraikkayur is a mid sized village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 870, made up of 453 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soraikkayur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soraikkayur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Papanasam
Pincode	614302
Area (hectares)	242.73 hectares
Population	870
Male Population	453
Female Population	417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Soraikkayur compares

By the 2011 count Soraikkayur is the 82nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 242.73 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 1008.

Getting to Soraikkayur

Soraikkayur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Soraikkayur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soraikkayur from other places

Soraikkayur lies about 15 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Ayyampet, about 4.9 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 Soraikkayur
Nearest railway station	Ayyampet	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Papanasam	7.2 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	15 km

Villages closest to Soraikkayur

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.

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Common questions about Soraikkayur

As per the Census of India 2011, Soraikkayur village had a population of 870. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Soraikkayur village has 453 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soraikkayur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Soraikkayur is 614302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soraikkayur covers 242.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Soraikkayur is Ayyampet, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Soraikkayur.

Soraikkayur is about 15 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soraikkayur is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Ayyampet is about 4.9 km away. Papanasam is about 7.2 km away. Thanjavur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.