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About Sathanur Village

Sathanur is a mid sized village in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 478 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613203, 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 Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvaiyaru
Pincode 613203
Area (hectares) 506.6 hectares
Population 961
Male Population 478
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sathanur compares

By the 2011 count Sathanur is the 63rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 506.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

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 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 Sathanur from other places

Sathanur lies about 17 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Budalur, 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 Sathanur
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvaiyaru 10 km
Nearest railway station Budalur 11 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 17 km

Villages closest to Sathanur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thiruvaiyaru 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 961. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Sathanur village has 478 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sathanur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Sathanur is 613203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sathanur covers 506.6 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.

Sathanur falls under Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sathanur is Budalur, 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 Sathanur.

Sathanur is about 17 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sathanur is in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district. Thiruvaiyaru is about 10 km away. Budalur is about 11 km away. Thanjavur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marur (under 2 km), Valappakudi (1.7 km) and Vadugakudi (2.3 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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