About Sottavanam Village

Sottavanam is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 959, made up of 467 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sottavanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sottavanam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Virudhachalam
Pincode	606001
Area (hectares)	133.33 hectares
Population	959
Male Population	467
Female Population	492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sottavanam compares

By the 2011 count Sottavanam is the 129th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 133.33 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Sottavanam

Sottavanam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sottavanam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sottavanam from other places

Sottavanam lies about 53 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vriddhachalam Town, about 6.8 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 Sottavanam
Tehsil headquarters	Virudhachalam	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Vriddhachalam Town	6.8 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	53 km

Villages closest to Sottavanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sottavanam village had a population of 959. That makes it the 129th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Sottavanam village has 467 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sottavanam has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Sottavanam is 606001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sottavanam covers 133.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sottavanam falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sottavanam is Vriddhachalam Town, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sottavanam.

Sottavanam is about 53 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sottavanam is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Virudhachalam is about 5.0 km away. Vriddhachalam Town is about 6.8 km away. Cuddalore is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.