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About Sakkudi Village

Sakkudi is a large village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,645, made up of 1,829 males and 1,816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625020
Area (hectares) 273.34 hectares
Population 3,645
Male Population 1,829
Female Population 1,816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sakkudi compares

By the 2011 count Sakkudi is the 11th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 273.34 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Sakkudi

Sakkudi 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 Sakkudi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakkudi from other places

Sakkudi lies about 13 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 2.6 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 Sakkudi
Nearest railway station Silaiman 2.6 km
Nearest town Tiruppuvanam 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 13 km
District headquarters Madurai 13 km

Villages closest to Sakkudi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Sakkudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakkudi village had a population of 3,645. That makes it the 11th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Sakkudi village has 1,829 males and 1,816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakkudi has about 993 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Sakkudi is 625020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakkudi covers 273.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakkudi falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sakkudi is Silaiman, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sakkudi is about 13 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakkudi is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 2.6 km away. Tiruppuvanam is about 5.7 km away. Madurai North is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ananjiyur (under 2 km), Karseri (1.5 km) and Kalimangalam (2.6 km).

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

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