Sokkankadu

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Sokkankadu
Village
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Population (2007)
  Total 50
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 639136
Telephone code 04324

Sokkankadu is a small village located in Karur District [1] in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is very close to TNPL Pugalur [2] and falls under its jurisdiction. The adjacent villages are Sottaiyur, Moolimangalam, Pandipalayam, Masagoundanpudur and Palamapuram.

Tamil Nadu State in Southern India

Tamil Nadu is one of the 29 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri Mountains, the Meghamalai Hills, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean on the south. The state shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka.

TNPL Pugalur Town panchayat in Tamil Nadu, India

TNPL Kagithapuram is a panchayat town in Karur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Demographics

This village has around 15 homes with a population of 50. All are Kongu Vellalar Gounders.

Kongu Vellalar is a Vellalar community found in the western region of Tamil Nadu, which is known as Kongu Nadu. They are also known by names such as Bupaalan, Kudiyaanavar and Vivasaayi, and use the title Gounder as a caste appellation in their personal names.

Communication

BSNL, Aircel, Airtel, Tata Indicom, Reliance are the communication providers. The well penetrated landline connections are provided by BSNL again. The availability of internet is fair (Mostly dial-up connections).

Aircel Ltd. was a Indian mobile network operator headquartered in Gurgaon that offered voice and 2G and 3G data services. Maxis Communications held a 74% stake and Sindya Securities and Investments held the remaining 26%. Aircel was founded by Chinnakannan Sivasankaran and commenced operations in Tamil Nadu in 1999. It was once a market leader in Tamil Nadu and had considerable presence in Odisha, Assam and North-East telecom circles. 2G and 3G Services including voice were shut down in all circles due to failure in merge with Reliance Communications.

Reliance Communications Indian telecommunications company

Reliance Communications is a telecommunications operator in India and through its international subsidiary Global Cloud Xchange. In February 2019, the company filed for bankruptcy as it was unable to sell assets to repay its debt. It had an estimated debt of 42,000 crore against assets worth 18,000 crore.

Transport

Transport facilities are low. Some Private Mini Buses are running. Most of the people commute by bi-cycles or two wheeler motorcycles.

The nearby place pugalur (Code:PGR) has a railway station which is well connected to Erode, Coimbatore, Trichy, Chennai and cochin. Both passenger trains and express trains pass through this station.

The nearest airport is in Trichy (87 km). Major Airport is located at Coimbatore (115 km).

Entertainment

There are more theatres nearby (Paramathi Velur & karur) which are some kilometers away from the village. Most of the residents have access to almost all Television channels.

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