Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Soorai Soorai is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 603314. The 2011 Census counted 783 people in 203 households, the 112th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 783 people (2011) - 203 households - 76.7% literacy - 603314 PIN code ## Soorai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Soorai is 603314. Soorai falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 603314 - Gram panchayat Soorai - Community development block Maduranthakam - Census village code 629998 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Soorai from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ) 40 km by road - Karunguzhi (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Soorai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Soorai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Padalam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Soorai known for? The main crops are paddy, ground nut and chilli. About 33% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Soorai Of every 100 households in Soorai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Soorai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 94% - Toilet within the home 3% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 82% - Tap water 100% 93% - Drinking water within premises 0% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 20% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 77% - Use banking services 68% 39% - Television 88% 89% - Mobile phone 77% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 40% 24% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 4% 5% - Own their home 97% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Soorai? ■ Soorai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.7% 72.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 996 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 959 - Working population 55.7% 51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 66.1% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 113 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 117 (27%) · ■ Household industry 16 (4%) · ■ Other work 137 (31%) · ■ Marginal 53 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Maduranthakam - Melakandai 812 people - Valayaputhur 804 people - Mambattu 803 people - Chinnavenmani 794 people - Thirumukkadu 776 people - Keelavalam 767 people - Nethapakkam 756 people - Vaippanai 737 people All 188 villages in Maduranthakam ## Other places named Soorai - Soorai · Village, Arakonam, Vellore · 2,763 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Soorai? 603314 - How far is Soorai from Kancheepuram? 40 km by road - What is the population of Soorai? 783 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soorai in? Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Soorai? 76.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/soorai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.