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About Sathanur Village

Sathanur is a mid sized village in Mudukulathur tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,950, made up of 1,003 males and 947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1287.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sathanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sathanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Mudukulathur
Pincode 623706
Area (hectares) 1287.22 hectares
Population 1,950
Male Population 1,003
Female Population 947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sathanur compares

By the 2011 count Sathanur is the 28th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,349 residents. Its 1287.22 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Sathanur

Sathanur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sathanur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sathanur from other places

Sathanur lies about 36 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 11 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 Sathanur
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 11 km
Nearest town Paramagudi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mudukulathur 14 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 36 km

Villages closest to Sathanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sathanur village had a population of 1,950. That makes it the 28th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,349 residents.

Sathanur village has 1,003 males and 947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sathanur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Sathanur is 623706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sathanur covers 1287.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sathanur falls under Mudukulathur tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sathanur is Paramakkudi, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sathanur.

Sathanur is about 36 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sathanur is in Mudukulathur tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Paramakkudi is about 11 km away. Paramagudi is about 11 km away. Mudukulathur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vikkiramapandiapuram (2.2 km), Keelakodumalur (5.9 km) and Anaiseri (6.7 km).

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

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