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About Sooriyur Village

Sooriyur is a large village in Thiruverumbur tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,361, made up of 1,677 males and 1,684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3119.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 620025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sooriyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sooriyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Thiruverumbur
Pincode 620025
Area (hectares) 3119.87 hectares
Population 3,361
Male Population 1,677
Female Population 1,684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sooriyur compares

By the 2011 count Sooriyur is the 5th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,037 residents. Its 3119.87 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sooriyur

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

Sooriyur lies about 24 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Kolatur, about 14 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 Sooriyur
Nearest railway station Kolatur 14 km
Nearest town Manapparai 23 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruverumbur 26 km

Villages closest to Sooriyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sooriyur village had a population of 3,361. That makes it the 5th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,037 residents.

Sooriyur village has 1,677 males and 1,684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sooriyur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sooriyur is 620025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sooriyur covers 3119.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sooriyur falls under Thiruverumbur tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sooriyur is Kolatur, about 14 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 Sooriyur.

Sooriyur is about 24 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sooriyur is in Thiruverumbur tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Kolatur is about 14 km away. Manapparai is about 23 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gundur (17 km), Kumbakudy (18 km) and Kandalur (21 km).

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

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