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About Sithamoor Village

Sithamoor is a mid sized village in Thirukkuvalai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,709, made up of 825 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sithamoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sithamoor village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Thirukkuvalai
Pincode 610203
Area (hectares) 379.85 hectares
Population 1,709
Male Population 825
Female Population 884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sithamoor compares

By the 2011 count Sithamoor is the 20th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents. Its 379.85 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Sithamoor

Sithamoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sithamoor as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sithamoor from other places

Sithamoor lies about 24 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Alattambadi, about 6.0 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 Sithamoor
Nearest railway station Alattambadi 6.0 km
Nearest town Thiruthuraipoondi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirukkuvalai 24 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 24 km

Villages closest to Sithamoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sithamoor village had a population of 1,709. That makes it the 20th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents.

Sithamoor village has 825 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sithamoor has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Sithamoor is 610203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sithamoor covers 379.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sithamoor falls under Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sithamoor is Alattambadi, about 6.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sithamoor.

Sithamoor is about 24 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sithamoor is in Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Alattambadi is about 6.0 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 10 km away. Thirukkuvalai is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keeramber (under 2 km), Nathapalam (1.9 km) and Tholuthur (2.3 km).

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

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