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About Sorapattu Village

Sorapattu is a small village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 114 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorapattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorapattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604301
Area (hectares) 98.08 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 114
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 6 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 26 km distance

How Sorapattu compares

By the 2011 count Sorapattu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 98.08 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sorapattu

Sorapattu 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 Sorapattu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 6 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 26 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sorapattu from other places

Sorapattu lies about 44 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Panchalam, 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 Sorapattu
Nearest town Marakkanam 12 km
Nearest railway station Panchalam 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 21 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 44 km

Villages closest to Sorapattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorapattu village had a population of 216. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Sorapattu village has 114 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorapattu has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Sorapattu is 604301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorapattu covers 98.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sorapattu falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sorapattu is Panchalam, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 26 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 6 km distance for Sorapattu.

Sorapattu is about 44 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorapattu is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Marakkanam is about 12 km away. Panchalam is about 20 km away. Tindivanam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adavallikuttam (1.7 km), Omipper (2.6 km) and Sattamangalam (3.2 km).

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

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