About Siruvachur Village

Siruvachur is one of the larger villages in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,066, made up of 5,192 males and 4,874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2142.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siruvachur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siruvachur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636112
Area (hectares)	2142.74 hectares
Population	10,066
Male Population	5,192
Female Population	4,874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Siruvachur compares

By the 2011 count Siruvachur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 2142.74 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Siruvachur

Siruvachur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Siruvachur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Siruvachur from other places

Siruvachur lies about 38 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 9.4 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 Siruvachur
Nearest railway station	Peddanayakkanpalaiyam	9.4 km
Nearest town	Narasingapuram	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Attur	12 km
District headquarters	Salem	38 km

Villages closest to Siruvachur

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

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Common questions about Siruvachur

As per the Census of India 2011, Siruvachur village had a population of 10,066. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Siruvachur village has 5,192 males and 4,874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siruvachur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Siruvachur is 636112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siruvachur covers 2142.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siruvachur falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Siruvachur is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 9.4 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 village for Siruvachur.

Siruvachur is about 38 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siruvachur is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Peddanayakkanpalaiyam is about 9.4 km away. Narasingapuram is about 10 km away. Attur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.