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About Sorayapattu Village

Sorayapattu is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,385, made up of 729 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605754, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorayapattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorayapattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605754
Area (hectares) 455.5 hectares
Population 1,385
Male Population 729
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sorayapattu compares

By the 2011 count Sorayapattu is the 120th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 455.5 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sorayapattu

Sorayapattu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sorayapattu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sorayapattu from other places

Sorayapattu lies about 39 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Adichchanur, about 8.3 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 Sorayapattu
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Adichchanur 8.3 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 39 km

Villages closest to Sorayapattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorayapattu village had a population of 1,385. That makes it the 120th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Sorayapattu village has 729 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorayapattu has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sorayapattu is 605754. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorayapattu covers 455.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sorayapattu falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sorayapattu is Adichchanur, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sorayapattu is about 39 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorayapattu is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkoyilur is about 8.0 km away. Adichchanur is about 8.3 km away. Viluppuram is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolundriampattu (1.5 km), Sangiyam (2.0 km) and Nedungampattu (2.6 km).

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

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