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About Sithambur Village

Sithambur is a large village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,022, made up of 1,020 males and 1,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sithambur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sithambur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Needamangalam
Pincode 614102
Area (hectares) 489.04 hectares
Population 2,022
Male Population 1,020
Female Population 1,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sithambur compares

By the 2011 count Sithambur is the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 489.04 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1003.

Getting to Sithambur

Sithambur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sithambur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sithambur from other places

Sithambur lies about 18 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Mannargudi, about 4.9 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 Sithambur
Nearest town Koothanallur 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Mannargudi 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Needamangalam 11 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 18 km

Villages closest to Sithambur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sithambur village had a population of 2,022. That makes it the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Sithambur village has 1,020 males and 1,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sithambur has about 982 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sithambur is 614102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sithambur covers 489.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sithambur falls under Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sithambur is Mannargudi, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sithambur.

Sithambur is about 18 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sithambur is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Koothanallur is about 3.4 km away. Mannargudi is about 4.9 km away. Needamangalam is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arichapuram (under 2 km), Vadagovanur (2.5 km) and Pududevangudi (3.1 km).

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

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