# Sothupakkam Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/sothupakkam/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Sothupakkam Sothupakkam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603319**. The 2011 Census counted **3,847 people in 993 households**, the 7th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 3,847people (2011) - 993households - 89.1%literacy - 603319PIN code ## Sothupakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sothupakkam is 603319.** Sothupakkam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603319 - Gram panchayatSothupakkam - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630224 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sothupakkam from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)66 km by road - Maduranthakam (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 Sothupakkam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Sothupakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Peruveli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Sothupakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 18% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Sothupakkam Of every 100 households in Sothupakkam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Sothupakkam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****65%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **78% Tap water ****91%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **74% Use banking services ****78%** **37% Television ****96%** **89% Mobile phone ****78%** **61% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****46%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****72%** **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 Sothupakkam? ■ Sothupakkam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **935 Working population ****39.4%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.7% for men and 84.4% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (6%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,077 (71%) · **■** Marginal 201 (13%) 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 Cheyyur - Kadalur6,175 people - Parameswaramangalam4,847 people - Koovathur4,534 people - Mugaiyur3,888 people - Arasur3,779 people - Melmaruvathur3,367 people - Paramankeni3,325 people - Kayapakkam3,123 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sothupakkam?603319 - How far is Sothupakkam from Kancheepuram?66 km by road - What is the population of Sothupakkam?3,847 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sothupakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sothupakkam?89.1% (Census 2011)