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About Surakkulam Village

Surakkulam is a large village in Sivaganga tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,115, made up of 1,012 males and 1,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1130.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630561, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surakkulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surakkulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Sivaganga
Pincode 630561
Area (hectares) 1130.59 hectares
Population 2,115
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 1,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Surakkulam compares

By the 2011 count Surakkulam is the 37th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 1130.59 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1032.

Getting to Surakkulam

Surakkulam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Surakkulam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surakkulam from other places

Surakkulam lies about 3.2 km from Sivaganga. 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 Surakkulam
Nearest railway station Sivaganga 3.2 km

Villages closest to Surakkulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surakkulam village had a population of 2,115. That makes it the 37th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Surakkulam village has 1,012 males and 1,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surakkulam has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Surakkulam is 630561. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surakkulam covers 1130.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surakkulam falls under Sivaganga tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Surakkulam is Sivaganga, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Surakkulam.

Surakkulam is about 3.2 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surakkulam is in Sivaganga tehsil of Sivaganga district. Sivaganga is about 3.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arasani (2.1 km), Iluppaikkudi (2.2 km) and Okkurpudur (2.7 km).

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

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