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About Sottamuri Village

Sottamuri is a mid sized village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,015, made up of 489 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626607, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sottamuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sottamuri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Tiruchuli
Pincode 626607
Area (hectares) 429.43 hectares
Population 1,015
Male Population 489
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sottamuri compares

By the 2011 count Sottamuri is the 33rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 429.43 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sottamuri

Sottamuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sottamuri 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 Sottamuri from other places

Sottamuri lies about 36 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Narikkudi, about 3.3 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 Sottamuri
Nearest railway station Narikkudi 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchuli 12 km
Nearest town Manamadurai 22 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 36 km

Villages closest to Sottamuri

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 Sottamuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sottamuri village had a population of 1,015. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Sottamuri village has 489 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sottamuri has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sottamuri is 626607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sottamuri covers 429.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sottamuri is Narikkudi, about 3.3 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 Sottamuri.

Sottamuri is about 36 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sottamuri is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Narikkudi is about 3.3 km away. Tiruchuli is about 12 km away. Manamadurai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Isali (under 2 km), Melakumilankulam (3.3 km) and Kandukondanmanickam (3.7 km).

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

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