# Soorapundi Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/soorapundi/ Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Soorapundi Soorapundi is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,480 people in 403 households**, the 40th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 1,480people (2011) - 403households - 73.6%literacy - 601201PIN code ## Soorapundi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Soorapundi is 601201.** Soorapundi falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601201 - Gram panchayatSoorapundi - Community development blockGummidipoondi - Census village code628568 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Soorapundi from nearby towns? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)43 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town)12 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 Soorapundi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Soorapundi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pathirivedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gummidipoondi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Soorapundi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and mango**. About 43% of the 655 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Soorapundi Of every 100 households in Soorapundi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Soorapundi · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****7%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **76% Tap water ****100%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **60% Use banking services ****43%** **38% Television ****74%** **86% Mobile phone ****52%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **90% 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 Soorapundi? ■ Soorapundi · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **965 Working population ****54.8%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 66.2% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (12%) · **■** Marginal 629 (78%) 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 Gummidipoondi - Pondavakkam1,556 people - Melmudalambedu1,534 people - Vaniamallee1,518 people - Panchalai1,505 people - Getnamallee1,465 people - Karumbukuppam1,457 people - Chedilpakkam1,369 people - Kannambakkam1,161 people [All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Soorapundi?601201 - How far is Soorapundi from Thiruvallur?43 km by road - What is the population of Soorapundi?1,480 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soorapundi in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Soorapundi?73.6% (Census 2011)