# Solankuruni Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/solankuruni/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Solankuruni Solankuruni is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625022**. The 2011 Census counted **3,191 people in 860 households**, the 8th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 3,191people (2011) - 860households - 65.8%literacy - 625022PIN code ## Solankuruni PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Solankuruni is 625022.** Solankuruni falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625022 - Gram panchayatSolankuruni - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641052 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Solankuruni from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)22 km by road - Avaniapuram (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 Solankuruni? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Solankuruni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Perungudi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Perungudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruparankundram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Solankuruni known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and maize**. About 24% of the 737 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Solankuruni Of every 100 households in Solankuruni in 2011, 90 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Solankuruni · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****30%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **64% Tap water ****85%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **47% Use banking services ****60%** **50% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****58%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **77% 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 Solankuruni? ■ Solankuruni · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **962 Working population ****57.8%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 55.2% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 323 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 968 (52%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 458 (25%) · **■** Marginal 89 (5%) 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 Madurai South - Chinthamani5,070 people - Thuvariman4,962 people - Puliyankulam3,365 people - Panaiyur3,216 people - Thoppur3,139 people - Vadivelkarai3,085 people - Kodimangalam2,784 people - Paraippathi2,760 people [All 50 villages in Madurai South](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Solankuruni?625022 - How far is Solankuruni from Madurai?22 km by road - What is the population of Solankuruni?3,191 (Census 2011) - Which district is Solankuruni in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Solankuruni?65.8% (Census 2011)