About Sokkanur Village

Sokkanur is a large village in Avanashi tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,005, made up of 989 males and 1,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 891.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sokkanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sokkanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Avanashi
Pincode	638103
Area (hectares)	891.6 hectares
Population	2,005
Male Population	989
Female Population	1,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sokkanur compares

By the 2011 count Sokkanur is the 33rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents. Its 891.6 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sokkanur

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

Sokkanur lies about 24 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Vanjipalaiyam, about 17 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 Sokkanur
Nearest town	Annur	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Avanashi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Vanjipalaiyam	17 km
District headquarters	Tiruppur	24 km

Villages closest to Sokkanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sokkanur village had a population of 2,005. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents.

Sokkanur village has 989 males and 1,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sokkanur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sokkanur is 638103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sokkanur covers 891.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sokkanur falls under Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sokkanur is Vanjipalaiyam, about 17 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 Sokkanur.

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

Sokkanur is in Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district. Annur is about 8.3 km away. Avanashi is about 12 km away. Vanjipalaiyam is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.