Skip to main content

About Sithanvalur Village

Sithanvalur is a mid sized village in Valangaiman tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,789, made up of 868 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sithanvalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sithanvalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Valangaiman
Pincode 612804
Area (hectares) 586.31 hectares
Population 1,789
Male Population 868
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sithanvalur compares

By the 2011 count Sithanvalur is the 14th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 586.31 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Sithanvalur

Sithanvalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sithanvalur 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 Sithanvalur from other places

Sithanvalur lies about 26 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Nidamangalam Junction, about 9.3 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 Sithanvalur
Tehsil headquarters Valangaiman 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Nidamangalam Junction 9.3 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 12 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 26 km

Villages closest to Sithanvalur

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 Sithanvalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sithanvalur village had a population of 1,789. That makes it the 14th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Sithanvalur village has 868 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sithanvalur has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Sithanvalur is 612804. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sithanvalur covers 586.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sithanvalur is Nidamangalam Junction, about 9.3 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 Sithanvalur.

Sithanvalur is about 26 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sithanvalur is in Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Valangaiman is about 4.6 km away. Nidamangalam Junction is about 9.3 km away. Kumbakonam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nallambur (under 2 km), Amaravathi (2.2 km) and Melavidayal (2.2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All