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About Sakkammalpuram Village

Sakkammalpuram is a mid sized village in Vilathikulam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,506, made up of 692 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1161.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628907, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakkammalpuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakkammalpuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Vilathikulam
Pincode 628907
Area (hectares) 1161.82 hectares
Population 1,506
Male Population 692
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakkammalpuram compares

By the 2011 count Sakkammalpuram is the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 1161.82 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Sakkammalpuram

Sakkammalpuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakkammalpuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sakkammalpuram from other places

Sakkammalpuram lies about 12 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kurumbur, about 12 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 Sakkammalpuram
Nearest town Attimarappatti 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Vilathikulam 12 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 12 km
Nearest railway station Kurumbur 12 km

Villages closest to Sakkammalpuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakkammalpuram village had a population of 1,506. That makes it the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Sakkammalpuram village has 692 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakkammalpuram has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Sakkammalpuram is 628907. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakkammalpuram covers 1161.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakkammalpuram falls under Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sakkammalpuram is Kurumbur, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Sakkammalpuram.

Sakkammalpuram is about 12 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakkammalpuram is in Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Attimarappatti is about 7.9 km away. Vilathikulam is about 12 km away. Thoothukkudi 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 Subramaniapuram (3.5 km), Kumaragiri (5.4 km) and Nadukattur (8.6 km).

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

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