# Sorakanatham Village, Tirupathur, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/sorakanatham/ Village · Tirupathur, Vellore # Sorakanatham Sorakanatham is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635854**. The 2011 Census counted **3,731 people in 1,002 households**, the 53rd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%. - 3,731people (2011) - 1,002households - 71.6%literacy - 635854PIN code ## Sorakanatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sorakanatham is 635854.** Sorakanatham falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635854 - Gram panchayatSorakanatham - Community development blockNatrampalli - Census village code631068 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sorakanatham from nearby towns? - Tirupathur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)85 km by road - Natrampalli (nearest town)3 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 Sorakanatham? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sorakanatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Natrampalli - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Natrampalli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Sorakanatham known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and banana**. Products made here include inscense sticks and beedi. About 47% of the 1,087 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Sorakanatham Of every 100 households in Sorakanatham in 2011, 88 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sorakanatham · ■ Tirupathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **88% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****81%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **77% Use banking services ****69%** **36% Television ****86%** **78% Mobile phone ****76%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Sorakanatham? ■ Sorakanatham · ■ Tirupathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%** **71.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863** **913 Working population ****52.9%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 62.2% for women. 55% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 316 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (15%) · **■** Household industry 237 (12%) · **■** Other work 269 (14%) · **■** Marginal 848 (43%) 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 Tirupathur - Gummidigampatti4,570 people - Elagiri Hills4,409 people - Kunichi4,165 people - Kandili4,005 people - Simmanapudur3,410 people - Koratti3,305 people - Konerikuppam2,994 people - Mandalanayanagunda2,824 people [All 91 villages in Tirupathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sorakanatham?635854 - How far is Sorakanatham from Vellore?85 km by road - What is the population of Sorakanatham?3,731 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sorakanatham in?Vellore district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sorakanatham?71.6% (Census 2011)