# Sooriyur Village, Thiruverumbur, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thiruverumbur/sooriyur/ Village · Thiruverumbur, Tiruchirappalli # Sooriyur Sooriyur is a village in Thiruverumbur sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **620025**. The 2011 Census counted **3,361 people in 835 households**, the 5th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%. - 3,361people (2011) - 835households - 69.4%literacy - 620025PIN code ## Sooriyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sooriyur is 620025.** Sooriyur falls in Thiruverumbur sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code620025 - Gram panchayatSooriyur - Community development blockThiruverambur - Census village code636031 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sooriyur from nearby towns? - Thiruverumbur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)18 km by road - Thiruverumbur (nearest town)14 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 Sooriyur? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Sooriyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Palaganangudy - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruverumbur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sooriyur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 17% of the 3,120 hectares of village land is sown, and 513 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 Sooriyur Of every 100 households in Sooriyur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sooriyur · ■ Thiruverumbur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****20%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **56% Tap water ****86%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **50% Use banking services ****57%** **61% Television ****69%** **86% Mobile phone ****75%** **75% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****32%** **42% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **83% 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 Sooriyur? ■ Sooriyur · ■ Thiruverumbur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **84.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **923 Working population ****47.9%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 61.1% for women. 62% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 476 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (26%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 522 (32%) · **■** Marginal 163 (10%) 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 Thiruverumbur - Gundur10,386 people - Kilakurichy8,782 people - Kumbakudy3,631 people - Vengur3,487 people - Sholamadevi3,348 people - Tirunedunkulam2,877 people - Pathalapattai2,734 people - Kuvalakkudy2,174 people [All 18 villages in Thiruverumbur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thiruverumbur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sooriyur?620025 - How far is Sooriyur from Tiruchirappalli?18 km by road - What is the population of Sooriyur?3,361 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sooriyur in?Tiruchirappalli district (Thiruverumbur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sooriyur?69.4% (Census 2011)