About Sillangulam Village

Sillangulam is a large village in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,524, made up of 2,238 males and 2,286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1282.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628718, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sillangulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sillangulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Ottapidaram
Pincode	628718
Area (hectares)	1282.7 hectares
Population	4,524
Male Population	2,238
Female Population	2,286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sillangulam compares

By the 2011 count Sillangulam is the 4th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 1282.7 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sillangulam

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

How far is Sillangulam from other places

Sillangulam lies about 30 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Illavalengal, 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 Sillangulam
Nearest railway station	Illavalengal	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ottapidaram	10 km
Nearest town	Milavittan	22 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	30 km

Villages closest to Sillangulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sillangulam village had a population of 4,524. That makes it the 4th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Sillangulam village has 2,238 males and 2,286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sillangulam has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sillangulam is 628718. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sillangulam covers 1282.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sillangulam falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sillangulam is Illavalengal, about 8.5 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 village for Sillangulam.

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

Sillangulam is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Illavalengal is about 8.5 km away. Ottapidaram is about 10 km away. Milavittan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.