# Sokkanathapuram Village, Hosur, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/hosur/sokkanathapuram/ Village · Hosur, Krishnagiri # Sokkanathapuram Sokkanathapuram is a village in Hosur sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,078 people in 267 households**, the 75th largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,078people (2011) - 267households - 63.6%literacy - 635103PIN code ## Sokkanathapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sokkanathapuram is 635103.** Sokkanathapuram falls in Hosur sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635103 - Gram panchayatIchangoor - Community development blockHosur - Census village code643723 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sokkanathapuram from nearby towns? - Hosur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)53 km by road - Hosur (nearest town)15 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 Sokkanathapuram? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sokkanathapuram; 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 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Bagalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Sokkanathapuram known for? The main crops are **ragi, maize and vegetables**. About 58% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Sokkanathapuram Of every 100 households in Sokkanathapuram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sokkanathapuram · ■ Hosur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****26%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **66% Tap water ****97%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **63% Use banking services ****24%** **40% Television ****95%** **86% Mobile phone ****62%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****28%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **84% 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 Sokkanathapuram? ■ Sokkanathapuram · ■ Hosur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **944 Working population ****35.1%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.4% for men and 58.9% for women. 42% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 130 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (8%) · **■** Marginal 53 (14%) 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 Hosur - Melumalai1,153 people - Jeemangalam1,148 people - Muthuganapalli1,135 people - Palavanapalli1,096 people - Nerigam1,034 people - Bikkanapalli981 people - Mugalpalli970 people - Basthalapalli969 people [All 168 villages in Hosur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/hosur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sokkanathapuram?635103 - How far is Sokkanathapuram from Krishnagiri?53 km by road - What is the population of Sokkanathapuram?1,078 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sokkanathapuram in?Krishnagiri district (Hosur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sokkanathapuram?63.6% (Census 2011)