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About Sirugalur Village

Sirugalur is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 338 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirugalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirugalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608201
Area (hectares) 111.94 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 338
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sirugalur compares

By the 2011 count Sirugalur is the 148th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 111.94 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Sirugalur

Sirugalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirugalur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirugalur from other places

Sirugalur lies about 47 km from Cuddalore. 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 Sirugalur
Nearest town Kīl Bhuvanagiri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 11 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 47 km

Villages closest to Sirugalur

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

Common questions about Sirugalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirugalur village had a population of 688. That makes it the 148th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Sirugalur village has 338 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirugalur has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Sirugalur is 608201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirugalur covers 111.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sirugalur falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Sirugalur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sirugalur is about 47 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirugalur is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kīl Bhuvanagiri is about 10 km away. Chidambaram is about 11 km away. Cuddalore is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manakkudaiyaniruppu (under 2 km), Perungalur (under 2 km) and Ayyanurakkaramangalam (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sirugalur today is likely to be higher.

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