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About Sittalapakkam Village

Sittalapakkam is one of the larger villages in Sholinganallur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,542, made up of 6,857 males and 6,685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600073, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sittalapakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sittalapakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Sholinganallur
Pincode 600073
Area (hectares) 459.91 hectares
Population 13,542
Male Population 6,857
Female Population 6,685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 8 km distance

How Sittalapakkam compares

By the 2011 count Sittalapakkam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 11,740 residents. Its 459.91 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sittalapakkam

Sittalapakkam 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 Sittalapakkam 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 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sittalapakkam from other places

Sittalapakkam lies about 53 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Sholinganallur Metro, about 4.9 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 Sittalapakkam
Nearest town Meddappakkam 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Sholinganallur Metro 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sholinganallur 5.1 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 53 km

Villages closest to Sittalapakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sittalapakkam village had a population of 13,542. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 11,740 residents.

Sittalapakkam village has 6,857 males and 6,685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sittalapakkam has about 975 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Sittalapakkam is 600073. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sittalapakkam covers 459.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sittalapakkam falls under Sholinganallur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sittalapakkam is Sholinganallur Metro, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

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

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

Sittalapakkam is in Sholinganallur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Meddappakkam is about 3.0 km away. Sholinganallur Metro is about 4.9 km away. Sholinganallur is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vengavasal (1.8 km), Arasankalani (1.9 km) and Perumbakkam (2.3 km).

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

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