Sottavanam, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sottavanam


The village Sottavanam is located in Virudhachalam Taluk of Cuddalore District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Ko.adhanur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kammapuram Community Development Block. The nearest town is Virudhachalam, which is about 6 kilometers away from Sottavanam.

Travel and Communication for Sottavanam


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sottavanam,
Cuddalore,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 606001

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sottavanam


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sottavanam is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Sottavanam is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sottavanam


As per available data from the year 2009, 959 persons live in 238 house holds in the village Sottavanam. There are 492 female individuals and 467 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.3% and males constitute 48.7% of the total population.

There are 189 scheduled castes persons of which 91 are females and 98 are males. Females constitute 48.15% and males constitute 51.85% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 19.71% of the total population.

Population density of Sottavanam is 719.27 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sottavanam


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Total area of Sottavanam is 133.33 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 83.38 ha. About 1.18 ha is un-irrigated area. About 82.2 ha is irrigated area. About 82.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 28.32 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 11.85 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 9.78 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Sottavanam


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Sottavanam.

There is a government primary school in the village Sottavanam.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Ko.adhanur, which is less than 5 kms away from Sottavanam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ko.adhanur, which is less than 5 kms away from Sottavanam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Virudhachalam, which is 5-10 kms away from Sottavanam.

Colleges in Sottavanam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Virudhachalam, which is 5-10 kms away from Sottavanam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Annamalai Nagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Sottavanam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Annamalai Nagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Sottavanam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Erumanur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sottavanam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Virudhachalam, which is 5-10 kms away from Sottavanam.

Other Educational Facilities in Sottavanam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Virudhachalam, which is 5-10 kms away from Sottavanam.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Sottavanam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Mattur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sottavanam.

Healthcare Facilities in Sottavanam


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sottavanam.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Sottavanam.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Sottavanam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Sottavanam.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sottavanam.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Sottavanam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Sottavanam.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Sottavanam.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Sottavanam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Sottavanam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Sottavanam.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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