Sothupalai, Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sothupalai


The village Sothupalai is located in Gandarvakkottai Taluk of Pudukkottai District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Sothupalai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Pudukkottai Community Development Block. The nearest town is Vallam, which is about 30 kilometers away from Sothupalai.

Travel and Communication for Sothupalai


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sothupalai,
Pudukkottai,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 622203

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sothupalai


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

A brief summary of available data for Sothupalai 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 Sothupalai


As per available data from the year 2009, 1202 persons live in 263 house holds in the village Sothupalai. There are 599 female individuals and 603 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.83% and males constitute 50.17% of the total population.

There are 242 scheduled castes persons of which 112 are females and 130 are males. Females constitute 46.28% and males constitute 53.72% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 20.13% of the total population.

Population density of Sothupalai is 171.4 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sothupalai


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Total area of Sothupalai is 701.28 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 273.44 ha. About 11.71 ha is un-irrigated area. About 261.73 ha is irrigated area. About 140.3 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 121.43 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 92.72 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 294.1 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 3.89 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 37.13 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Sothupalai


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

There is a government primary school in the village Sothupalai.

There is a government middle school in the village Sothupalai.

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

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

Colleges in Sothupalai


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 Vallam, which is more than 10 kms away from Sothupalai.

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

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

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Thanjavur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sothupalai.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Vallam, which is more than 10 kms away from Sothupalai.

Other Educational Facilities in Sothupalai


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Thanjavur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sothupalai.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sothupalai


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sothupalai.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Sothupalai.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Sothupalai.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sothupalai.

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Sothupalai.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sothupalai.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sothupalai.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Sothupalai.

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sothupalai.

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

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