Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai
# Sothukinni

Sothukinni is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606904. The 2011 Census counted 880 people in 204 households, the 146th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.
- 880 people (2011)
- 204 households
- 75.9% literacy
- 606904 PIN code

## Sothukinni PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sothukinni is 606904. Sothukinni falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 606904
- Gram panchayat Vilapakkam
- Community development block Chetpet
- Census village code 631773

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sothukinni from nearby towns?
- Polur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Polur (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sothukinni?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sothukinni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Polur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ettivadi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Polur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sothukinni known for?

The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and ground nut. Products made here include clay pots. About 58% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sothukinni

Of every 100 households in Sothukinni in 2011, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sothukinni · ■ Polur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 90%
- Toilet within the home 6% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 87%
- Tap water 100% 82%
- Drinking water within premises 53% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 88% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 8% 76%
- Use banking services 76% 40%
- Television 95% 83%
- Mobile phone 74% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 38% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 2% 8%
- Own their home 99% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sothukinni?

■ Sothukinni · ■ Polur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.9% 70.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1090 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1093 917
- Working population 54.7% 54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 62.6% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 142 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 43 (9%) · ■ Other work 57 (12%) · ■ Marginal 239 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Polur
- Parvathiagaram 907 people
- Pulivanandal 904 people
- Seengadu 898 people
- Cheyyanandal 881 people
- Ariyathur 865 people
- Eyakolathur 859 people
- Vambalure 838 people
- Padiyamputtu 820 people

All 196 villages in Polur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sothukinni? 606904
- How far is Sothukinni from Tiruvannamalai? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Sothukinni? 880 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sothukinni in? Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sothukinni? 75.9% (Census 2011)

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