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About Sitharkadu Village

Sitharkadu is a large village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,577, made up of 2,254 males and 2,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sitharkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sitharkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609003
Area (hectares) 459.41 hectares
Population 4,577
Male Population 2,254
Female Population 2,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sitharkadu compares

By the 2011 count Sitharkadu is the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 459.41 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Sitharkadu

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

How far is Sitharkadu from other places

Sitharkadu lies about 44 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 1.8 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 Sitharkadu
Nearest railway station Mayiladuthurai Junction 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai 4.8 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 44 km

Villages closest to Sitharkadu

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 Sitharkadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sitharkadu village had a population of 4,577. That makes it the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Sitharkadu village has 2,254 males and 2,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sitharkadu has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Sitharkadu is 609003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sitharkadu covers 459.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sitharkadu is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 1.8 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 village for Sitharkadu.

Sitharkadu is about 44 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sitharkadu is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Mayiladuthurai Junction is about 1.8 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 4.8 km away. Nagapattinam is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muvalur (under 2 km), Pandaravadaimappadugai (2.3 km) and Maraiyur (2.4 km).

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

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