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About Uthamanur Village

Uthamanur is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 446 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 712.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uthamanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uthamanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Ilayangudi
Pincode 630702
Area (hectares) 712.4 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 446
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uthamanur compares

By the 2011 count Uthamanur is the 41st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 712.4 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Uthamanur

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

How far is Uthamanur from other places

Uthamanur lies about 22 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Sudiyur, 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 Uthamanur
Tehsil headquarters Ilayangudi 8.4 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Sudiyur 11 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 22 km

Villages closest to Uthamanur

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 Uthamanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Uthamanur village had a population of 944. That makes it the 41st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Uthamanur village has 446 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uthamanur has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Uthamanur is 630702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uthamanur covers 712.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uthamanur falls under Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Uthamanur is Sudiyur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Uthamanur.

Uthamanur is about 22 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uthamanur is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilayangudi is about 8.4 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 8.4 km away. Sudiyur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vandal (under 2 km), Melayur (3.9 km) and Thayamangalam (5.1 km).

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

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