# Soorakkulam Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Madurai South, Madurai 

# Soorakkulam

Soorakkulam is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625005**. The 2011 Census counted **671 people in 175 households**, the 38th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 671people (2011)
- 175households
- 93.3%literacy
- 625005PIN code

## Soorakkulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Soorakkulam is 625005.** Soorakkulam falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625005
- Gram panchayatSoorakulam
- Community development blockThiruparankundram
- Census village code641039

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Soorakkulam from nearby towns?

- Madurai South (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)18 km by road
- Thiruparankundram (nearest town)8 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 Soorakkulam?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Soorakkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Perungudi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Perungudi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruparankundram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Soorakkulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and flowers**. About 24% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Soorakkulam

Of every 100 households in Soorakkulam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soorakkulam · ■ Madurai South rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**64%

Tap water ****99%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**47%

Use banking services ****12%**

**50%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Soorakkulam?

■ Soorakkulam · ■ Madurai South rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**962

Working population ****57.5%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 91.2% for women. 65% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (18%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 227 (59%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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

- Tattanur982 people
- Kallambal941 people
- Kusavankundu812 people
- Sambakudi674 people
- Valanendal644 people
- Kudiraikutti512 people
- Thottiyapatti500 people
- Kusavapatti457 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 Soorakkulam?625005
- How far is Soorakkulam from Madurai?18 km by road
- What is the population of Soorakkulam?671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soorakkulam in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Soorakkulam?93.3% (Census 2011)