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About Sethur Village

Sethur is a large village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,442, made up of 1,191 males and 1,251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sethur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sethur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609112
Area (hectares) 451.81 hectares
Population 2,442
Male Population 1,191
Female Population 1,251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sethur compares

By the 2011 count Sethur is the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 451.81 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Sethur

Sethur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sethur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sethur from other places

Sethur lies about 51 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Anandtandavpur, about 4.4 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 Sethur
Nearest railway station Anandtandavpur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai 9.0 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 51 km

Villages closest to Sethur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sethur village had a population of 2,442. That makes it the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Sethur village has 1,191 males and 1,251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sethur has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Sethur is 609112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sethur covers 451.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sethur falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sethur is Anandtandavpur, about 4.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sethur.

Sethur is about 51 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sethur is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Anandtandavpur is about 4.4 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 9.0 km away. Nagapattinam is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ponmasanallur (under 2 km), Melanallur (1.6 km) and Keelamarudandanallur (2.9 km).

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

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