# Sokkanur Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/sokkanur/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Sokkanur Sokkanur is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642109**. The 2011 Census counted **6,020 people in 1,776 households**, the 8th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 6,020people (2011) - 1,776households - 65.3%literacy - 642109PIN code ## Sokkanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sokkanur is 642109.** Sokkanur falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642109 - Gram panchayatSokkanur - Community development blockKinathukadavu - Census village code644484 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sokkanur from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)30 km by road - Kinathukadavu (nearest town)10 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 Sokkanur? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Sokkanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kinathukadavu - ○Degree college10+ km · Coimbatore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thudiyalur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Sokkanur known for? The main crops are **coconut, tomato and ground nut**. About 79% of the 2,309 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,131 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 Sokkanur Of every 100 households in Sokkanur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sokkanur · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **88% Toilet within the home ****14%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **54% Tap water ****72%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **56% Use banking services ****38%** **45% Television ****83%** **83% Mobile phone ****54%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****9%** **7% Own their home ****85%** **84% 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 Sokkanur? ■ Sokkanur · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128** **971 Working population ****63.3%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 55.8% for women. 69% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 925 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,990 (52%) · **■** Household industry 46 (1%) · **■** Other work 693 (18%) · **■** Marginal 156 (4%) 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 Pollachi - Ramapatinam7,429 people - Periapodu6,945 people - Poravipalayam6,568 people - Solavampalayam6,387 people - Somandurai5,559 people - Nallattipalayam5,431 people - Kambalapatti5,380 people - Vadaputhur5,176 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sokkanur?642109 - How far is Sokkanur from Coimbatore?30 km by road - What is the population of Sokkanur?6,020 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sokkanur in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sokkanur?65.3% (Census 2011)