# Sorakkudi Village, Nannilam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/nannilam/sorakkudi/ Village · Nannilam, Thiruvarur # Sorakkudi Sorakkudi is a village in Nannilam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610101**. The 2011 Census counted **867 people in 219 households**, the 62nd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.8%. - 867people (2011) - 219households - 85.9%literacy - 610101PIN code ## Sorakkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sorakkudi is 610101.** Sorakkudi falls in Nannilam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610101 - Gram panchayatSurakkudi - Community development blockNannilam - Census village code638083 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sorakkudi from nearby towns? - Nannilam (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)6 km by road - Thiruvarur (nearest town)6 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 Sorakkudi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sorakkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruvarur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvarur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vandampalai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Sorakkudi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 60% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Sorakkudi Of every 100 households in Sorakkudi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sorakkudi · ■ Nannilam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****42%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **65% Tap water ****60%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **71% Use banking services ****73%** **50% Television ****86%** **90% Mobile phone ****58%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **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 Sorakkudi? ■ Sorakkudi · ■ Nannilam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **83.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **950 Working population ****43.1%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 80.9% for women. 63% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 68 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (28%) · **■** Other work 67 (18%) · **■** Marginal 135 (36%) 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 Nannilam - Moolangudi988 people - Mukundanur964 people - Magilancheri927 people - Kaliyakudi881 people - Kadagam840 people - Kumarakudi706 people - Moolamangalam686 people - Tiruppallimukkoodal506 people [All 70 villages in Nannilam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/nannilam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sorakkudi?610101 - How far is Sorakkudi from Thiruvarur?6 km by road - What is the population of Sorakkudi?867 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sorakkudi in?Thiruvarur district (Nannilam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sorakkudi?85.9% (Census 2011)