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About Suganthalai Village

Suganthalai is a large village in Tiruchendur tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,437, made up of 1,722 males and 1,715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suganthalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suganthalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Tiruchendur
Pincode 628207
Area (hectares) 480.68 hectares
Population 3,437
Male Population 1,722
Female Population 1,715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Suganthalai compares

By the 2011 count Suganthalai is the 17th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 480.68 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Suganthalai

Suganthalai 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 Suganthalai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Suganthalai from other places

Suganthalai lies about 20 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kurumbur, about 3.0 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 Suganthalai
Nearest railway station Kurumbur 3.0 km
Nearest town Arumuganeri 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchendur 14 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 20 km

Villages closest to Suganthalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suganthalai village had a population of 3,437. That makes it the 17th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Suganthalai village has 1,722 males and 1,715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suganthalai has about 996 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 1065.

The pincode recorded for Suganthalai is 628207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suganthalai covers 480.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Suganthalai falls under Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Suganthalai is Kurumbur, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Suganthalai.

Suganthalai is about 20 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suganthalai is in Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kurumbur is about 3.0 km away. Arumuganeri is about 6.0 km away. Tiruchendur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Angamangalam (2.2 km), Mela Authoor (2.3 km) and Sethukkuvaithan (2.5 km).

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

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