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About Soorai Village

Soorai is a large village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,763, made up of 1,390 males and 1,373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 685.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soorai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soorai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arakonam
Pincode 632505
Area (hectares) 685.46 hectares
Population 2,763
Male Population 1,390
Female Population 1,373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Soorai compares

By the 2011 count Soorai is the 51st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 685.46 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Soorai

Soorai 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 Soorai 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 15 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sembedu, Seyyur, Sirukarumbur and Sirunamalli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Soorai

As per the Census of India 2011, Soorai village had a population of 2,763. That makes it the 51st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Soorai village has 1,390 males and 1,373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soorai has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Soorai is 632505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soorai covers 685.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soorai falls under Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Soorai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance.

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

Soorai is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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