About Sethur Village

Sethur is a large village in Thirunallar Taluk tehsil, in the district of Karaikal, Puducherry. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,890, made up of 1,941 males and 1,949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sethur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sethur village
Description	Value
State	Puducherry
District	Karaikal
Tehsil	Thirunallar Taluk
Pincode	609601
Area (hectares)	575.32 hectares
Population	3,890
Male Population	1,941
Female Population	1,949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sethur compares

By the 2011 count Sethur is the 6th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,501 residents. Its 575.32 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Sethur

Sethur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sethur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sethur from other places

Sethur lies about 27 km from Karaikal, and the nearest railway station is Velankanni, about 1.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sethur
Nearest railway station	Velankanni	1.5 km
Nearest town	Nagapattinam	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirunallar Taluk	27 km
District headquarters	Karaikal	27 km

Villages closest to Sethur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thirunallar Taluk tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sethur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sethur village had a population of 3,890. That makes it the 6th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,501 residents.

Sethur village has 1,941 males and 1,949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sethur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Sethur is 609601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sethur covers 575.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sethur falls under Thirunallar Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district in Puducherry.

The nearest railway station to Sethur is Velankanni, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sethur.

Sethur is about 27 km from Karaikal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sethur is in Thirunallar Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district. Velankanni is about 1.5 km away. Nagapattinam is about 10 km away. Thirunallar Taluk is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.