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About Sattanur Village

Sattanur is a mid sized village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 428 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sattanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sattanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623401
Area (hectares) 589.45 hectares
Population 871
Male Population 428
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sattanur compares

By the 2011 count Sattanur is the 66th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 589.45 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Sattanur

Sattanur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sattanur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sattanur from other places

Sattanur lies about 40 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Panangudi, about 27 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 Sattanur
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 19 km
Nearest railway station Panangudi 27 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 40 km

Villages closest to Sattanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sattanur village had a population of 871. That makes it the 66th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Sattanur village has 428 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sattanur has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Sattanur is 623401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sattanur covers 589.45 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.

Sattanur falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sattanur is Panangudi, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sattanur.

Sattanur is about 40 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sattanur is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Ilaiyankudi is about 18 km away. Tiruvadanai is about 19 km away. Panangudi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandur (2.6 km), Radhanur (4.4 km) and Thirutheravalai (5.9 km).

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

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