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.

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

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This village has around 15 homes with a population of 50. All are Kongu Vellalar Gounders.^{[citation needed]}

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).^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

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.^{[citation needed]}