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About Shandan Village

Shandan is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,132, made up of 568 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shandan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shandan village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608304
Area (hectares) 196.46 hectares
Population 1,132
Male Population 568
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shandan compares

By the 2011 count Shandan is the 75th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 196.46 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Shandan

Shandan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shandan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shandan from other places

Shandan lies about 67 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kuthalam, about 17 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 Shandan
Tehsil headquarters Kattumannarkoil 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Kuthalam 17 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 67 km

Villages closest to Shandan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shandan village had a population of 1,132. That makes it the 75th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Shandan village has 568 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shandan has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Shandan is 608304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shandan covers 196.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shandan falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Shandan is Kuthalam, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shandan.

Shandan is about 67 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shandan is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 9.2 km away. Kuthalam is about 17 km away. Cuddalore is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reddiyur (1.9 km), Velampoondi (1.9 km) and Thorappu (2.0 km).

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

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