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About Thittai Village

Thittai is a large village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,792, made up of 1,419 males and 1,373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thittai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thittai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609111
Area (hectares) 341.72 hectares
Population 2,792
Male Population 1,419
Female Population 1,373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thittai compares

By the 2011 count Thittai is the 38th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 341.72 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Thittai

Thittai 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 Thittai 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 Thittai from other places

Thittai lies about 52 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Sirkazhi, about 3.3 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 Thittai
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 2.2 km
Nearest town Sīrkāzhi 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Sirkazhi 3.3 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 52 km

Villages closest to Thittai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thittai village had a population of 2,792. That makes it the 38th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Thittai village has 1,419 males and 1,373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thittai has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Thittai is 609111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thittai covers 341.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thittai falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thittai is Sirkazhi, about 3.3 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 Thittai.

Thittai is about 52 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thittai is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Sirkali is about 2.2 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 2.2 km away. Sirkazhi is about 3.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thillaividangan (under 2 km), Keelasattanathapuram (1.5 km) and Sattanathapuram (1.5 km).

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

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