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About Sathanur Village

Sathanur is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,819, made up of 890 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1175.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630710, 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 Sivaganga
Tehsil Ilayangudi
Pincode 630710
Area (hectares) 1175.58 hectares
Population 1,819
Male Population 890
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 18th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 1175.58 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Sathanur

Sathanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sathanur 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 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 33 km from Sivaganga, 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 Sathanur
Tehsil headquarters Ilayangudi 18 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 18 km
Nearest railway station Panangudi 27 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 33 km

Villages closest to Sathanur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ilayangudi 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 1,819. That makes it the 18th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Sathanur village has 890 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sathanur has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Sathanur is 630710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sathanur covers 1175.58 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 Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sathanur 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sathanur.

Sathanur is about 33 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sathanur is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilayangudi is about 18 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 18 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 Akkavayal (2.9 km), Kattanur (4.3 km) and Alavidangan (6.8 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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