# Soorangudi Village, Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/soorangudi/ Village · Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi # Soorangudi Soorangudi is a village in Vilathikulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628901**. The 2011 Census counted **2,806 people in 689 households**, the 9th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 2,806people (2011) - 689households - 73.5%literacy - 628901PIN code ## Soorangudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Soorangudi is 628901.** Soorangudi falls in Vilathikulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628901 - Gram panchayatSoorangudi - Community development blockVilathikulam - Census village code642345 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Soorangudi from nearby towns? - Vilathikulam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)30 km by road - Vilathikulam (nearest town)15 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 Soorangudi? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Soorangudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vembar - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Patchayapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 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 Soorangudi known for? About 47% of the 1,169 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Soorangudi Of every 100 households in Soorangudi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Soorangudi · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **89% Toilet within the home ****14%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **76% Use banking services ****25%** **40% Television ****87%** **86% Mobile phone ****66%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****89%** **89% 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 Soorangudi? ■ Soorangudi · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **948 Working population ****54.5%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 64.7% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 223 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 504 (33%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 453 (30%) · **■** Marginal 347 (23%) 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 Vilathikulam - Vaippar - II3,168 people - Ayanbommiahpuram3,126 people - Kulathur2,981 people - Guruvarpatti2,877 people - Athankarai2,750 people - Mettilpatti2,696 people - Mandhikulam2,582 people - Sivalarpatti2,430 people [All 86 villages in Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Soorangudi?628901 - How far is Soorangudi from Thoothukkudi?30 km by road - What is the population of Soorangudi?2,806 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soorangudi in?Thoothukkudi district (Vilathikulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Soorangudi?73.5% (Census 2011)