# Sorikulam Village, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/sorikulam/ Village · Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar # Sorikulam Sorikulam is a village in Tiruchuli sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630606**. The 2011 Census counted **735 people in 202 households**, the 48th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 735people (2011) - 202households - 65.6%literacy - 630606PIN code ## Sorikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sorikulam is 630606.** Sorikulam falls in Tiruchuli sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630606 - Gram panchayatT.Kadambankulam, Keelakondaraikulam - Community development blockNarikudi - Census village code641495 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sorikulam from nearby towns? - Tiruchuli (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)55 km by road - Mallankinaru (nearest town)26 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 Sorikulam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sorikulam; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chinnakannanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Manamadurai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Manalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - 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 Sorikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and corn**. About 36% of the 535 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Sorikulam Of every 100 households in Sorikulam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sorikulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **84% Toilet within the home ****4%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **88% Tap water ****100%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **82% Use banking services ****23%** **41% Television ****66%** **88% Mobile phone ****58%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **91% 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 Sorikulam? ■ Sorikulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **929 Working population ****64.8%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 47.1% for women. 68% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 149 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (16%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 234 (49%) 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 Tiruchuli - Ottankulam764 people - Varisaiyur751 people - Andiyendal739 people - Manoor739 people - Melakumilankulam730 people - Regunathamadai728 people - Velayuthapuram726 people - Kuraiyaravasithan706 people [All 150 villages in Tiruchuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sorikulam?630606 - How far is Sorikulam from Virudhunagar?55 km by road - What is the population of Sorikulam?735 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sorikulam in?Virudhunagar district (Tiruchuli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sorikulam?65.6% (Census 2011)