About Sogathur Village

Sogathur is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,281, made up of 619 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sogathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sogathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	604406
Area (hectares)	258.28 hectares
Population	1,281
Male Population	619
Female Population	662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 30 km distance

How Sogathur compares

By the 2011 count Sogathur is the 81st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 258.28 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Sogathur

Sogathur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sogathur 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 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sogathur from other places

Sogathur lies about 62 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, about 20 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 Sogathur
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	6.6 km
Nearest town	Vandavāsi	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Olakur	20 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	62 km

Villages closest to Sogathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sogathur village had a population of 1,281. That makes it the 81st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Sogathur village has 619 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sogathur has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Sogathur is 604406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sogathur covers 258.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sogathur falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sogathur is Olakur, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

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

Sogathur is about 62 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sogathur is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 6.6 km away. Vandavāsi is about 6.6 km away. Olakur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.