# Soorai Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/soorai/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Soorai Soorai is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632505**. The 2011 Census counted **2,763 people in 627 households**, the 51st largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 2,763people (2011) - 627households - 75.3%literacy - 632505PIN code ## Soorai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Soorai is 632505.** Soorai falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632505 - Gram panchayatSoorai - Community development blockKaveripakkam - Census village code630586 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Soorai from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)60 km by road - Sholingur (nearest town)10 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 Soorai? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Soorai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Banavaram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sholingur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kaveripakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Soorai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 20% of the 685 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Soorai Of every 100 households in Soorai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Soorai · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **83% Tap water ****72%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **64% Use banking services ****12%** **32% Television ****88%** **90% Mobile phone ****59%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Soorai? ■ Soorai · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211** **961 Working population ****56.3%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 65.9% for women. 65% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 375 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 489 (31%) · **■** Household industry 62 (4%) · **■** Other work 288 (19%) · **■** Marginal 341 (22%) 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 Arakonam - Meleri2,844 people - Ganapathipuram2,837 people - Parithiputhur2,810 people - Vedal2,781 people - Perumalrajapet2,725 people - Paravathur2,687 people - Kizveedhi2,651 people - Seyyur2,643 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Soorai?632505 - How far is Soorai from Vellore?60 km by road - What is the population of Soorai?2,763 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soorai in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Soorai?75.3% (Census 2011)