# Sokkanur Village, Avanashi, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Avanashi, Tiruppur 

# Sokkanur

Sokkanur is a village in Avanashi sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638103**. The 2011 Census counted **2,005 people in 600 households**, the 35th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,005people (2011)
- 600households
- 77.3%literacy
- 638103PIN code

## Sokkanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sokkanur is 638103.** Sokkanur falls in Avanashi sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638103
- Gram panchayatSokkanur
- Community development blockThiruppur
- Census village code644766

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sokkanur from nearby towns?

- Avanashi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tiruppur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Kunnathur (nearest town)7 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 Sokkanur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Sokkanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kunnathur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gobichettipalayam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kunnathur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Sokkanur known for?

The main crops are **turmeric, ground nut and banana**. About 67% of the 892 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Sokkanur

Of every 100 households in Sokkanur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sokkanur · ■ Avanashi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**68%

Tap water ****81%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**42%

Use banking services ****31%**

**46%

Television ****85%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**50%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****92%**

**84%

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 Sokkanur?

■ Sokkanur · ■ Avanashi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**964

Working population ****55.9%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 70.1% for women. 69% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 278 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (13%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 318 (28%) · **■** Marginal 362 (32%)

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 Avanashi

- Thoravalur2,255 people
- Pulipar2,177 people
- Kuppandampalayam2,009 people
- Pothampalayam2,008 people
- Punjaithalavaipalayam1,995 people
- Naduvacheri1,968 people
- Thulukkamuthur1,913 people
- Chinnagoundanvalasu1,874 people

[All 76 villages in Avanashi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/avanashi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sokkanur?638103
- How far is Sokkanur from Tiruppur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Sokkanur?2,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokkanur in?Tiruppur district (Avanashi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sokkanur?77.3% (Census 2011)