# Soraiyur Village, Arcot, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/soraiyur/ Village · Arcot, Vellore # Soraiyur Soraiyur is a village in Arcot sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632318**. The 2011 Census counted **2,024 people in 515 households**, the 29th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 2,024people (2011) - 515households - 64.9%literacy - 632318PIN code ## Soraiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Soraiyur is 632318.** Soraiyur falls in Arcot sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632318 - Gram panchayatSoraiyur - Community development blockTimiri - Census village code630784 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Soraiyur from nearby towns? - Arcot (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)57 km by road - Kalavai (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 Soraiyur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Soraiyur; 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 - ●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 · Valappandal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kalavai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalavai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 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 and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Soraiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 17% of the 577 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Soraiyur Of every 100 households in Soraiyur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Soraiyur · ■ Arcot rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **93% Toilet within the home ****3%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **85% Tap water ****94%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **76% Use banking services ****9%** **30% Television ****79%** **86% Mobile phone ****48%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **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 Soraiyur? ■ Soraiyur · ■ Arcot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **930 Working population ****56.8%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 51.3% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (20%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 201 (17%) · **■** Marginal 589 (51%) 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 Arcot - Allalacheri2,321 people - Mulluvadi2,205 people - Nambarai2,175 people - Vembi2,123 people - Irungur1,986 people - Mel Pudupakkam1,858 people - Velur1,855 people - Pattanam1,846 people [All 98 villages in Arcot](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Soraiyur?632318 - How far is Soraiyur from Vellore?57 km by road - What is the population of Soraiyur?2,024 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soraiyur in?Vellore district (Arcot sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Soraiyur?64.9% (Census 2011)