# Soorappalli Village, Mettur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/soorappalli/ Village · Mettur, Salem # Soorappalli Soorappalli is a village in Mettur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636501**. The 2011 Census counted **15,660 people in 4,058 households**, the 3rd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 15,660people (2011) - 4,058households - 60.0%literacy - 636501PIN code ## Soorappalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Soorappalli is 636501.** Soorappalli falls in Mettur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636501 - Gram panchayatSoorappalli - Community development blockNangavalli - Census village code633791 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Soorappalli from nearby towns? - Mettur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Salem (district HQ)35 km by road - Jalakandapuram (nearest town)2 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 Soorappalli? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Soorappalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Jalakandapuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Periyasoragai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mecheri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 · 12 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 Soorappalli known for? The main crops are **coconut and cotton**. Products made here include thatches, rope and handloom. About 69% of the 1,384 hectares of village land is sown, and 316 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 Soorappalli Of every 100 households in Soorappalli in 2011, 83 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Soorappalli · ■ Mettur rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **87% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **87% Tap water ****88%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **72% Use banking services ****16%** **25% Television ****54%** **64% Mobile phone ****55%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **16% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Soorappalli? ■ Soorappalli · ■ Mettur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **884 Working population ****53.4%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 50.1% for women. 63% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 578 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,557 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1,747 (21%) · **■** Other work 3,599 (43%) · **■** Marginal 889 (11%) 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 Mettur - Kaveripuram21,306 people - Gonur18,766 people - Periyasoragai10,566 people - Olaipatti10,083 people - Mallikudam9,842 people - Vellar9,745 people [All 44 villages in Mettur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Soorappalli?636501 - How far is Soorappalli from Salem?35 km by road - What is the population of Soorappalli?15,660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soorappalli in?Salem district (Mettur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Soorappalli?60.0% (Census 2011)