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About Sorikulam Village

Sorikulam is a mid sized village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 381 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sorikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sorikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Tiruchuli
Pincode 630606
Area (hectares) 535.12 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 381
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sorikulam compares

By the 2011 count Sorikulam is the 48th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 535.12 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sorikulam

Sorikulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sorikulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sorikulam from other places

Sorikulam lies about 53 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Sudiyur, about 5.7 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 Sorikulam
Nearest railway station Sudiyur 5.7 km
Nearest town Manamadurai 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchuli 27 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 53 km

Villages closest to Sorikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sorikulam village had a population of 735. That makes it the 48th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Sorikulam village has 381 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sorikulam has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sorikulam is 630606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sorikulam covers 535.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sorikulam falls under Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sorikulam is Sudiyur, about 5.7 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 <5 km distance for Sorikulam.

Sorikulam is about 53 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sorikulam is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Sudiyur is about 5.7 km away. Manamadurai is about 11 km away. Tiruchuli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tiruvidanallur (under 2 km), Velaneri (4.6 km) and Pitchangudi (5.0 km).

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

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