About Sanaputhur Village

Sanaputhur is a large village in Gummidipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,891, made up of 1,473 males and 1,418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 875.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanaputhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanaputhur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Gummidipoondi
Pincode	601201
Area (hectares)	875.55 hectares
Population	2,891
Male Population	1,473
Female Population	1,418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 8 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 12 km distance

How Sanaputhur compares

By the 2011 count Sanaputhur is the 21st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents. Its 875.55 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1001.

Getting to Sanaputhur

Sanaputhur 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 Sanaputhur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 8 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanaputhur from other places

Sanaputhur lies about 30 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Pallavaram, about 3.3 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 Sanaputhur
Nearest town	Polichalur	1.8 km
Nearest railway station	Pallavaram	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gummidipoondi	30 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	30 km

Villages closest to Sanaputhur

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

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Common questions about Sanaputhur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanaputhur village had a population of 2,891. That makes it the 21st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents.

Sanaputhur village has 1,473 males and 1,418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanaputhur has about 963 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Sanaputhur is 601201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanaputhur covers 875.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanaputhur falls under Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sanaputhur is Pallavaram, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 8 km distance for Sanaputhur.

Sanaputhur is about 30 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanaputhur is in Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Polichalur is about 1.8 km away. Pallavaram is about 3.3 km away. Gummidipoondi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.