# Sothiyampakkam Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai 

# Sothiyampakkam

Sothiyampakkam is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631702**. The 2011 Census counted **1,185 people in 288 households**, the 102nd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 1,185people (2011)
- 288households
- 73.4%literacy
- 631702PIN code

## Sothiyampakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sothiyampakkam is 631702.** Sothiyampakkam falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code631702
- Gram panchayatSodiyambakkam
- Community development blockVembakkam
- Census village code631295

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

## How far is Sothiyampakkam from nearby towns?

- Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)112 km by road
- Sevilimedu (nearest town)9 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 Sothiyampakkam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sothiyampakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mamandur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kancheepuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Iyengarkulam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Sothiyampakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 27% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Sothiyampakkam

Of every 100 households in Sothiyampakkam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sothiyampakkam · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****25%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**69%

Use banking services ****62%**

**43%

Television ****94%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Sothiyampakkam?

■ Sothiyampakkam · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085**

**965

Working population ****60.0%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 59.6% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 250 (35%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

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 Cheyyar

- Thethurai1,226 people
- Vadakalpakkam1,222 people
- Vachanur1,207 people
- Perumpalai1,191 people
- Cheyyanur1,179 people
- Arasanipalai1,155 people
- Duli1,154 people
- Sattuvanthangal1,139 people

[All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sothiyampakkam?631702
- How far is Sothiyampakkam from Tiruvannamalai?112 km by road
- What is the population of Sothiyampakkam?1,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sothiyampakkam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sothiyampakkam?73.4% (Census 2011)