# Solakkur Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/solakkur/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Solakkur Solakkur is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608303**. The 2011 Census counted **729 people in 194 households**, the 110th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 729people (2011) - 194households - 88.2%literacy - 608303PIN code ## Solakkur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Solakkur is 608303.** Solakkur falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608303 - Gram panchayatSolakkur - Community development blockKomaratchi - Census village code636998 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Solakkur from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)30 km by road - Lalpet (nearest town)5 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 Solakkur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Solakkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melavanniyur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palanchanallur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kattumannarkoil - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Solakkur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 86% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Solakkur Of every 100 households in Solakkur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Solakkur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****0%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **80% Tap water ****88%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **81% Use banking services ****3%** **44% Television ****83%** **91% Mobile phone ****49%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Solakkur? ■ Solakkur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1488** **886 Working population ****53.5%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.1% for men and 79.2% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (10%) · **■** Marginal 345 (88%) 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 Kattumannarkoil - Velampoondi762 people - Elangambur755 people - Sivakam754 people - Veerasolapuram737 people - Vennaiyur728 people - Neyvasal702 people - Melnedumbur692 people - Kothangudi680 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Solakkur?608303 - How far is Solakkur from Cuddalore?30 km by road - What is the population of Solakkur?729 (Census 2011) - Which district is Solakkur in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Solakkur?88.2% (Census 2011)