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About Solaikkadu Village

Solaikkadu is a mid sized village in Peravurani tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 398 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solaikkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solaikkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Peravurani
Pincode 614612
Area (hectares) 376.56 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 398
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Solaikkadu compares

By the 2011 count Solaikkadu is the 43rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents. Its 376.56 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Solaikkadu

Solaikkadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Solaikkadu 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 Solaikkadu from other places

Solaikkadu lies about 74 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, about 12 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 Solaikkadu
Nearest railway station Ayingudi 12 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Peravurani 21 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 74 km

Villages closest to Solaikkadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Solaikkadu village had a population of 809. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents.

Solaikkadu village has 398 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solaikkadu has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Solaikkadu is 614612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solaikkadu covers 376.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Solaikkadu falls under Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Solaikkadu is Ayingudi, about 12 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 Solaikkadu.

Solaikkadu is about 74 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solaikkadu is in Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district. Ayingudi is about 12 km away. Arantāngi is about 17 km away. Peravurani is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodivayal (7.4 km), Kuppathevan (9.2 km) and Ravuthanvayal (9.5 km).

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

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