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About Sarukkai Village

Sarukkai is a large village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,529, made up of 1,263 males and 1,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarukkai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarukkai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 614203
Area (hectares) 346.12 hectares
Population 2,529
Male Population 1,263
Female Population 1,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarukkai compares

By the 2011 count Sarukkai is the 27th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 346.12 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Sarukkai

Sarukkai 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 Sarukkai 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarukkai from other places

Sarukkai lies about 20 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Pandaravadai, about 2.6 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 Sarukkai
Nearest railway station Pandaravadai 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 3.0 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 16 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 20 km

Villages closest to Sarukkai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarukkai village had a population of 2,529. That makes it the 27th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Sarukkai village has 1,263 males and 1,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarukkai has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Sarukkai is 614203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarukkai covers 346.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarukkai falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sarukkai is Pandaravadai, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarukkai.

Sarukkai is about 20 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarukkai is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pandaravadai is about 2.6 km away. Papanasam is about 3.0 km away. Kumbakonam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karuppurpadugai (1.7 km), Rajagiri (1.8 km) and Melakabisthalam (1.8 km).

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

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