# Soraikkayur Village, Papanasam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/soraikkayur/ Village · Papanasam, Thanjavur # Soraikkayur Soraikkayur is a village in Papanasam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614302**. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 212 households**, the 82nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%. - 870people (2011) - 212households - 86.4%literacy - 614302PIN code ## Soraikkayur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Soraikkayur is 614302.** Soraikkayur falls in Papanasam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614302 - Gram panchayatSuraikkayur - Community development blockAmmapettai - Census village code638627 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Soraikkayur from nearby towns? - Papanasam (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)20 km by road - Melattur (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 Soraikkayur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Soraikkayur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Milattur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Papanasam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Narasanayagipuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - 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 Soraikkayur known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and black gram**. About 74% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Soraikkayur Of every 100 households in Soraikkayur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Soraikkayur · ■ Papanasam rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****17%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **67% Tap water ****100%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **71% Use banking services ****20%** **44% Television ****90%** **90% Mobile phone ****65%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **91% 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 Soraikkayur? ■ Soraikkayur · ■ Papanasam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%** **78.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **948 Working population ****41.3%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 81.5% for women. 61% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 46 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (71%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (14%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Papanasam - Kathirinatham988 people - Devaryampettai956 people - Viluthiyur942 people - Vaiyacheri890 people - kandhavanam841 people - Edavakkudi826 people - Maruthuvakkudi795 people - Perumakkanallur702 people [All 106 villages in Papanasam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Soraikkayur?614302 - How far is Soraikkayur from Thanjavur?20 km by road - What is the population of Soraikkayur?870 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soraikkayur in?Thanjavur district (Papanasam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Soraikkayur?86.4% (Census 2011)