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About Sivakam Village

Sivakam is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 375 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sivakam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sivakam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608305
Area (hectares) 115.92 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 375
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sivakam compares

By the 2011 count Sivakam is the 107th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 115.92 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Sivakam

Sivakam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sivakam 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 Sivakam from other places

Sivakam lies about 49 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vallampadugai, about 13 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 Sivakam
Tehsil headquarters Kattumannarkoil 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Vallampadugai 13 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 49 km

Villages closest to Sivakam

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 Sivakam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sivakam village had a population of 754. That makes it the 107th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Sivakam village has 375 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sivakam has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Sivakam is 608305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sivakam covers 115.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sivakam is Vallampadugai, about 13 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 Sivakam.

Sivakam is about 49 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sivakam is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 8.8 km away. Vallampadugai is about 13 km away. Cuddalore is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radhanallur (under 2 km), Alkondanatham (under 2 km) and Chettikkattalai (under 2 km).

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

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