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About Sithalavai Village

Sithalavai is a large village in Krishnarayapuram tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,706, made up of 1,859 males and 1,847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1816.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sithalavai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sithalavai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Krishnarayapuram
Pincode 639102
Area (hectares) 1816.48 hectares
Population 3,706
Male Population 1,859
Female Population 1,847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sithalavai compares

By the 2011 count Sithalavai is the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,798 residents. Its 1816.48 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Sithalavai

Sithalavai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sithalavai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sithalavai from other places

Sithalavai lies about 20 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Sithalavai, about under 2 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 Sithalavai
Nearest railway station Sithalavai under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnarayapuram 1.6 km
Nearest town Kulittalai 16 km
District headquarters Karur 20 km

Villages closest to Sithalavai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sithalavai village had a population of 3,706. That makes it the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,798 residents.

Sithalavai village has 1,859 males and 1,847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sithalavai has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Sithalavai is 639102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sithalavai covers 1816.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sithalavai falls under Krishnarayapuram tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sithalavai is Sithalavai, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sithalavai.

Sithalavai is about 20 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sithalavai is in Krishnarayapuram tehsil of Karur district. Sithalavai is about under 2 km away. Krishnarayapuram is about 1.6 km away. Kulittalai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thirukkampuliyur (under 2 km), Kammanallur (3.3 km) and Mayanur (3.7 km).

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

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