# Soolapuram Village, Peraiyur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/soolapuram/ Village · Peraiyur, Madurai # Soolapuram Soolapuram is a village in Peraiyur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625535**. The 2011 Census counted **4,482 people in 1,218 households**, the 9th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 4,482people (2011) - 1,218households - 57.8%literacy - 625535PIN code ## Soolapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Soolapuram is 625535.** Soolapuram falls in Peraiyur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625535 - Gram panchayatSoolapuram - Community development blockSedapatti - Census village code640861 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Soolapuram from nearby towns? - Peraiyur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)65 km by road - Elumalai (nearest town)5 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 Soolapuram? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Soolapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mallapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Usilampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mangalaseru - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Soolapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, bajra and beans**. Products made here include milk. About 37% of the 1,559 hectares of village land is sown, and 471 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 Soolapuram Of every 100 households in Soolapuram in 2011, 84 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Soolapuram · ■ Peraiyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****92%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **78% Use banking services ****24%** **44% Television ****77%** **86% Mobile phone ****46%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **90% 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 Soolapuram? ■ Soolapuram · ■ Peraiyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840** **912 Working population ****63.8%** **58.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.4% for men and 44.3% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 97 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,722 (60%) · **■** Household industry 45 (2%) · **■** Other work 143 (5%) · **■** Marginal 853 (30%) 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 Peraiyur - Attipatti6,098 people - Sandaiyur5,616 people - Silaimalaipatti5,512 people - Uthapuram5,149 people - Chinnapoolampatti4,475 people - Kunnathur4,054 people - Thirumanickam3,960 people - Velambur3,904 people [All 70 villages in Peraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Soolapuram?625535 - How far is Soolapuram from Madurai?65 km by road - What is the population of Soolapuram?4,482 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soolapuram in?Madurai district (Peraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Soolapuram?57.8% (Census 2011)