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About Sivapuri Village

Sivapuri is a large village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,706, made up of 1,344 males and 1,362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sivapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sivapuri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608002
Area (hectares) 376.87 hectares
Population 2,706
Male Population 1,344
Female Population 1,362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sivapuri compares

By the 2011 count Sivapuri is the 28th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 376.87 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Sivapuri

Sivapuri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sivapuri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sivapuri from other places

Sivapuri lies about 43 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vallampadugai, about 2.4 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 Sivapuri
Nearest railway station Vallampadugai 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 3.9 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 43 km

Villages closest to Sivapuri

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 Sivapuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sivapuri village had a population of 2,706. That makes it the 28th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Sivapuri village has 1,344 males and 1,362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sivapuri has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Sivapuri is 608002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sivapuri covers 376.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sivapuri is Vallampadugai, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sivapuri.

Sivapuri is about 43 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sivapuri is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Vallampadugai is about 2.4 km away. Chidambaram is about 3.9 km away. Cuddalore is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varagur (1.9 km), Kadavacheri (2.0 km) and Pettai (2.0 km).

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

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