# Sorathur Village, Panruti, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/panruti/sorathur/ Village · Panruti, Cuddalore # Sorathur Sorathur is a village in Panruti sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607805**. The 2011 Census counted **2,586 people in 610 households**, the 50th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%. - 2,586people (2011) - 610households - 71.5%literacy - 607805PIN code ## Sorathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sorathur is 607805.** Sorathur falls in Panruti sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607805 - Gram panchayatSorathur - Community development blockPanruti - Census village code636597 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sorathur from nearby towns? - Panruti (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)45 km by road - Vadalur (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 Sorathur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sorathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Neyveli - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Neyveli - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Neyveli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Sorathur known for? The main crops are **cashew**. About 87% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Sorathur Of every 100 households in Sorathur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sorathur · ■ Panruti rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****10%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **81% Tap water ****100%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **77% Use banking services ****66%** **48% Television ****93%** **91% Mobile phone ****75%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****66%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Sorathur? ■ Sorathur · ■ Panruti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **71.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **877 Working population ****50.0%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 54.7% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 223 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 366 (28%) · **■** Marginal 619 (48%) 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 Panruti - Alagappasamudram3,000 people - Manamthavizhnthaputhur2,964 people - Nadukuppam2,831 people - Sirugramam2,602 people - Poondi2,543 people - Kongarayanur2,480 people - Manappakkam2,372 people - Purangani2,345 people [All 94 villages in Panruti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/panruti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sorathur?607805 - How far is Sorathur from Cuddalore?45 km by road - What is the population of Sorathur?2,586 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sorathur in?Cuddalore district (Panruti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sorathur?71.5% (Census 2011)