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About Shanmugasundarapuram Village

Shanmugasundarapuram is one of the larger villages in Andipatti tehsil, in the district of Theni, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,680, made up of 5,478 males and 5,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2840.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanmugasundarapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanmugasundarapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Theni
Tehsil Andipatti
Pincode 626512
Area (hectares) 2840.19 hectares
Population 10,680
Male Population 5,478
Female Population 5,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shanmugasundarapuram compares

By the 2011 count Shanmugasundarapuram is the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 8,428 residents. Its 2840.19 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Shanmugasundarapuram

Shanmugasundarapuram 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 Shanmugasundarapuram 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 Shanmugasundarapuram from other places

Shanmugasundarapuram lies about 139 km from Theni, and the nearest railway station is Namanasamudram, about 8.5 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 Shanmugasundarapuram
Nearest railway station Namanasamudram 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Andipatti 9.5 km
Nearest town Pudukkottai 14 km
District headquarters Theni 139 km

Villages closest to Shanmugasundarapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanmugasundarapuram village had a population of 10,680. That makes it the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,428 residents.

Shanmugasundarapuram village has 5,478 males and 5,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanmugasundarapuram has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Shanmugasundarapuram is 626512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shanmugasundarapuram covers 2840.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shanmugasundarapuram falls under Andipatti tehsil of Theni district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Shanmugasundarapuram is Namanasamudram, about 8.5 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 Shanmugasundarapuram.

Shanmugasundarapuram is about 139 km from Theni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanmugasundarapuram is in Andipatti tehsil of Theni district. Namanasamudram is about 8.5 km away. Andipatti is about 9.5 km away. Pudukkottai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andipatti (9.5 km), Andipatti Notheren Block Rf (9.5 km) and Andipatti Southern Block Rf (9.5 km).

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

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