# Sothupalai Village, Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai 

# Sothupalai

Sothupalai is a village in Gandarvakkottai sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,202 people in 263 households**, the 31st largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,202people (2011)
- 263households
- 67.0%literacy
- 622203PIN code

## Sothupalai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sothupalai is 622203.** Sothupalai falls in Gandarvakkottai sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622203
- Gram panchayatSothupalai
- Community development blockPudukkottai
- Census village code639397

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

## How far is Sothupalai from nearby towns?

- Kovilur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)40 km by road
- Vallam (nearest town)30 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 Sothupalai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sothupalai; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kovilur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vallam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Sothupalai known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, banana and paddy**. About 39% of the 701 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Sothupalai

Of every 100 households in Sothupalai in 2011, 79 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sothupalai · ■ Gandarvakkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****99%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****20%**

**31%

Television ****87%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**19%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Sothupalai?

■ Sothupalai · ■ Gandarvakkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**980

Working population ****63.1%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 55.3% for women. 63% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 362 (48%)

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 Gandarvakkottai

- Manganoor1,716 people
- Kurumpundi1,574 people
- Namburampatti1,431 people
- Palayagandarvakottai1,276 people
- Vadugappatti1,095 people
- Aravampatti1,092 people
- Meyakadipatti1,013 people
- Pisannathur958 people

[All 37 villages in Gandarvakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/gandarvakkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sothupalai?622203
- How far is Sothupalai from Pudukkottai?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sothupalai?1,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sothupalai in?Pudukkottai district (Gandarvakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sothupalai?67.0% (Census 2011)