# Sogandy Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/sogandy/ Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram # Sogandy Sogandy is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603405**. The 2011 Census counted **1,267 people in 316 households**, the 41st largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,267people (2011) - 316households - 78.4%literacy - 603405PIN code ## Sogandy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sogandy is 603405.** Sogandy falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603405 - Gram panchayatSogandy - Community development blockTirukalukundram - Census village code629883 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sogandy from nearby towns? - Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)45 km by road - Tirukalukundram (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 Sogandy? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sogandy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · P.V.Kalathur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sogandy known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 48% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Sogandy Of every 100 households in Sogandy in 2011, 96 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sogandy · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****7%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **71% Tap water ****99%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **63% Use banking services ****59%** **42% Television ****98%** **89% Mobile phone ****57%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****46%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **88% 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 Sogandy? ■ Sogandy · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **955 Working population ****50.8%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 71.8% for women. 65% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (47%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 247 (38%) · **■** Marginal 42 (7%) 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 Tirukalukundram - Vilagam1,310 people - Ammanambakkam1,303 people - Edayathur1,298 people - Perambakkam1,278 people - Kilapakkam1,228 people - Salur1,219 people - Mullakolathur1,216 people - Kokilamedu1,159 people [All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sogandy?603405 - How far is Sogandy from Kancheepuram?45 km by road - What is the population of Sogandy?1,267 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sogandy in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sogandy?78.4% (Census 2011)