# Soolankurichi Village, Attur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Attur, Salem 

# Soolankurichi

Soolankurichi is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636138**. The 2011 Census counted **3,248 people in 783 households**, the 37th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 3,248people (2011)
- 783households
- 38.8%literacy
- 636138PIN code

## Soolankurichi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Soolankurichi is 636138.** Soolankurichi falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636138
- Gram panchayatPeriyakalrayanmalaikeelnadu
- Community development blockPethanaickenpalayam
- Census village code634241

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

## How far is Soolankurichi from nearby towns?

- Attur (sub-district HQ)71 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)92 km by road
- Ethapur (nearest town)43 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 Soolankurichi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Soolankurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chinnakalrayanhills Vadakkunadu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Appamasamudram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vazhapadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Soolankurichi known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and turmeric**. About 27% of the 1,856 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Soolankurichi

Of every 100 households in Soolankurichi in 2011, 71 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Soolankurichi · ■ Attur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**79%

Tap water ****42%**

**63%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**68%

Use banking services ****35%**

**42%

Television ****76%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Soolankurichi?

■ Soolankurichi · ■ Attur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.8%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**884

Working population ****63.1%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.7% for men and 29.9% for women. 63% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,214 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 779 (38%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (2%) · **■** Marginal 17 (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 Attur

- Navalur3,473 people
- Sadasivapuram3,430 people
- Thenmangudipalayam3,365 people
- Sitheri3,299 people
- Koilputhur3,226 people
- West Rajapalayam3,223 people
- Sathapadi3,155 people
- Puthur3,139 people

[All 101 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Soolankurichi?636138
- How far is Soolankurichi from Salem?92 km by road
- What is the population of Soolankurichi?3,248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soolankurichi in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Soolankurichi?38.8% (Census 2011)