The Scheduled Castes, sometimes referred to as Dalit, meaning "broken/scattered" in Sanskrit, comprise 50.4% of the population of Soorapundi.
In accordance with the order of the Bombay High Court, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B Ministry) of the Government of India issued an advisory to all media channels in September 2018, asking them to use "Scheduled Castes" instead of the word "Dalit". Demographics (2011 Census) 746 Scheduled caste 1480 Population Dalit (Sanskrit: , romanized: dalit), meaning "broken/scattered" in Sanskrit and Hindi, is a name for people belonging to the lowest caste in India characterized as "untouchable". 
