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About Santhankadu Village

Santhankadu is a large village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,114, made up of 1,051 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614615, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santhankadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santhankadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614615
Area (hectares) 283.43 hectares
Population 2,114
Male Population 1,051
Female Population 1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Santhankadu compares

By the 2011 count Santhankadu is the 54th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 283.43 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Santhankadu

Santhankadu 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 Santhankadu 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 Santhankadu from other places

Santhankadu lies about 42 km from Thanjavur. 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 Santhankadu
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 3.6 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 42 km

Villages closest to Santhankadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santhankadu village had a population of 2,114. That makes it the 54th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Santhankadu village has 1,051 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santhankadu has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Santhankadu is 614615. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santhankadu covers 283.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santhankadu falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Santhankadu notes the nearest railway station 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 Santhankadu.

Santhankadu is about 42 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santhankadu is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pattukkottai is about 3.6 km away. Thanjavur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sendankadu (under 2 km), Palamuthi (1.8 km) and Aladikkumulai (2.2 km).

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

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