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About Sorakkudi Village

Sorakkudi is a mid sized village in Nannilam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 436 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorakkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorakkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Nannilam
Pincode 610101
Area (hectares) 239.84 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 436
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sorakkudi compares

By the 2011 count Sorakkudi is the 62nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents. Its 239.84 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sorakkudi

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

How far is Sorakkudi from other places

Sorakkudi lies about 6.1 km from Thiruvarur. 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 Sorakkudi
District headquarters Thiruvarur 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nannilam 6.5 km

Villages closest to Sorakkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorakkudi village had a population of 867. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents.

Sorakkudi village has 436 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorakkudi has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sorakkudi is 610101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorakkudi covers 239.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sorakkudi falls under Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Sorakkudi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sorakkudi is about 6.1 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorakkudi is in Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Thiruvarur is about 6.1 km away. Nannilam is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagakkudi (1.6 km), Moongilkudi (1.8 km) and Kuvalaikkal (2.1 km).

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

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