# Sottamuri Village, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/sottamuri/ Village · Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar # Sottamuri Sottamuri is a village in Tiruchuli sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626607**. The 2011 Census counted **1,015 people in 256 households**, the 33rd largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 1,015people (2011) - 256households - 77.8%literacy - 626607PIN code ## Sottamuri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sottamuri is 626607.** Sottamuri falls in Tiruchuli sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626607 - Gram panchayatSalai Iluppaikulam - Community development blockNarikudi - Census village code641503 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sottamuri from nearby towns? - Tiruchuli (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)50 km by road - Kariapatti (nearest town)30 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 Sottamuri? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sottamuri; 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 - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ulakkudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pannaimoondradaippu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Sottamuri known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. Products made here include thatch. About 45% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Sottamuri Of every 100 households in Sottamuri in 2011, 73 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sottamuri · ■ Tiruchuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **84% Toilet within the home ****0%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **88% Tap water ****97%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **82% Use banking services ****8%** **41% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****52%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sottamuri? ■ Sottamuri · ■ Tiruchuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **929 Working population ****55.2%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 67.6% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (8%) · **■** Marginal 101 (18%) 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 - Perunjalipudupatti1,109 people - Pulikurichi1,089 people - Isali1,085 people - Nathaikulam1,075 people - Velaneri1,012 people - Veerakudi1,008 people - Melaparuttiyur987 people - Sethupuram948 people [All 150 villages in Tiruchuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sottamuri?626607 - How far is Sottamuri from Virudhunagar?50 km by road - What is the population of Sottamuri?1,015 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sottamuri in?Virudhunagar district (Tiruchuli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sottamuri?77.8% (Census 2011)