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About Sasthirambakkam Village

Sasthirambakkam is a small village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 234 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasthirambakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasthirambakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Chengalpattu
Pincode 603204
Area (hectares) 165.7 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 234
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Sasthirambakkam compares

By the 2011 count Sasthirambakkam is the 112th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 165.7 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sasthirambakkam

Sasthirambakkam 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 Sasthirambakkam 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 Sasthirambakkam from other places

Sasthirambakkam lies about 29 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Villiyambakkam, about 3.0 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 Sasthirambakkam
Nearest railway station Villiyambakkam 3.0 km
Nearest town Maraimalainagar 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengalpattu 8.2 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 29 km

Villages closest to Sasthirambakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasthirambakkam village had a population of 468. That makes it the 112th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Sasthirambakkam village has 234 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasthirambakkam has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sasthirambakkam is 603204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasthirambakkam covers 165.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sasthirambakkam falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sasthirambakkam is Villiyambakkam, about 3.0 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 Sasthirambakkam.

Sasthirambakkam is about 29 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasthirambakkam is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Villiyambakkam is about 3.0 km away. Maraimalainagar is about 8.1 km away. Chengalpattu is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Venkatapuram (1.7 km), Villiambakkam (2.1 km) and Chettipunyam (2.4 km).

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

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