# Sorakudy Village, Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/thirunallar-taluk/sorakudy/ Village · Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal # Sorakudy Sorakudy is a village in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609607**. The 2011 Census counted **4,666 people in 1,206 households**, the 5th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 4,666people (2011) - 1,206households - 85.3%literacy - 609607PIN code ## Sorakudy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sorakudy is 609607.** Sorakudy falls in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code609607 - Gram panchayatSorakudy , Thirunallar - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code645004 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sorakudy from nearby towns? - Karaikal (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Karaikal (district HQ)7 km by road - Karaikal (nearest town)7 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sorakudy? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Sorakudy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thenur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karaikal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sorakudy known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. Products made here include iron & steel. About 54% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sorakudy Of every 100 households in Sorakudy in 2011, 95 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sorakudy · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****48%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **54% Tap water ****95%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **46% Use banking services ****67%** **71% Television ****72%** **72% Mobile phone ****70%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****34%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **10% Own their home ****74%** **82% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sorakudy? ■ Sorakudy · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **1039 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757** **933 Working population ****35.0%** **34.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 78.9% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 416 (25%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 850 (52%) · **■** Marginal 318 (19%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Thirunallar Taluk - Ambagarathur7,391 people - Thirunallar6,866 people - Kurumbagaram5,212 people - Nedungadu4,886 people - Sethur3,890 people - Nallazhundur3,575 people - Pettai3,192 people - Ponbethy2,604 people [All 16 villages in Thirunallar Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/thirunallar-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sorakudy?609607 - How far is Sorakudy from Karaikal?7 km by road - What is the population of Sorakudy?4,666 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sorakudy in?Karaikal district (Thirunallar Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Sorakudy?85.3% (Census 2011)