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About Sathamangalam Village

Sathamangalam is a mid sized village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,061, made up of 533 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sathamangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sathamangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625109
Area (hectares) 314.36 hectares
Population 1,061
Male Population 533
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sathamangalam compares

By the 2011 count Sathamangalam is the 59th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 314.36 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Sathamangalam

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

How far is Sathamangalam from other places

Sathamangalam lies about 32 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sivaganga, about 22 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 Sathamangalam
Tehsil headquarters Melur 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Sivaganga 22 km
District headquarters Madurai 32 km

Villages closest to Sathamangalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sathamangalam village had a population of 1,061. That makes it the 59th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Sathamangalam village has 533 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sathamangalam has about 991 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 997.

The pincode recorded for Sathamangalam is 625109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sathamangalam covers 314.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sathamangalam falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sathamangalam is Sivaganga, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Sathamangalam.

Sathamangalam is about 32 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sathamangalam is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 5.3 km away. Sivaganga is about 22 km away. Madurai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanaiyamangalam (under 2 km), Keelaiyur (2.9 km) and Vannanparaipatti (3.0 km).

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

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