# Sooranam Village, Ilayangudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/sooranam/ Village · Ilayangudi, Sivaganga # Sooranam Sooranam is a village in Ilayangudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630713**. The 2011 Census counted **2,081 people in 529 households**, the 11th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%. - 2,081people (2011) - 529households - 80.3%literacy - 630713PIN code ## Sooranam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sooranam is 630713.** Sooranam falls in Ilayangudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630713 - Gram panchayatSooranam - Community development blockIlayangudi - Census village code640432 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sooranam from nearby towns? - Ilayangudi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)45 km by road - Ilayangudi (nearest town)18 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 Sooranam? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Sooranam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ilayangudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ilayangudi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Sooranam known for? The main crops are **paddy, chilli and cotton**. About 49% of the 736 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Sooranam Of every 100 households in Sooranam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sooranam · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****25%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **83% Tap water ****47%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **77% Use banking services ****50%** **40% Television ****90%** **90% Mobile phone ****68%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****88%** **94% 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 Sooranam? ■ Sooranam · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **72.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **1034 Working population ****48.4%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 70.8% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 440 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 257 (26%) · **■** Marginal 266 (26%) 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 Ilayangudi - Keelayur2,727 people - Ilamanur2,684 people - Karunchutti2,464 people - Katchathanallur2,349 people - Munaivendri2,058 people - Valayanendal1,891 people - Thayamangalam1,887 people - Mulliyarendal1,880 people [All 52 villages in Ilayangudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sooranam?630713 - How far is Sooranam from Sivaganga?45 km by road - What is the population of Sooranam?2,081 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sooranam in?Sivaganga district (Ilayangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sooranam?80.3% (Census 2011)