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About Saranatham Village

Saranatham is a mid sized village in Valangaiman tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,838, made up of 939 males and 899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saranatham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saranatham village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Valangaiman
Pincode 612801
Area (hectares) 436.5 hectares
Population 1,838
Male Population 939
Female Population 899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saranatham compares

By the 2011 count Saranatham is the 12th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 436.5 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Saranatham

Saranatham is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saranatham as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Saranatham from other places

Saranatham lies about 23 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Nidamangalam Junction, about 6.3 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 Saranatham
Nearest railway station Nidamangalam Junction 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Valangaiman 8.5 km
Nearest town Koothanallur 15 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 23 km

Villages closest to Saranatham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saranatham village had a population of 1,838. That makes it the 12th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Saranatham village has 939 males and 899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saranatham has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Saranatham is 612801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saranatham covers 436.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saranatham falls under Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Saranatham is Nidamangalam Junction, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance for Saranatham.

Saranatham is about 23 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saranatham is in Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Nidamangalam Junction is about 6.3 km away. Valangaiman is about 8.5 km away. Koothanallur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandiyur (2.2 km), Manickamangalam (2.3 km) and Rajendranallur (2.4 km).

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

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