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About Sithambur Village

Sithambur is a large village in Musiri tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,660, made up of 1,299 males and 1,361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sithambur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sithambur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Musiri
Pincode 621204
Area (hectares) 761.62 hectares
Population 2,660
Male Population 1,299
Female Population 1,361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sithambur compares

By the 2011 count Sithambur is the 38th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 761.62 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sithambur

Sithambur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sithambur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sithambur from other places

Sithambur lies about 19 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Perugamani, about 6.5 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 Sithambur
Nearest railway station Perugamani 6.5 km
Nearest town Mannachanallur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Musiri 14 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 19 km

Villages closest to Sithambur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sithambur village had a population of 2,660. That makes it the 38th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Sithambur village has 1,299 males and 1,361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sithambur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Sithambur is 621204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sithambur covers 761.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sithambur falls under Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sithambur is Perugamani, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sithambur.

Sithambur is about 19 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sithambur is in Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Perugamani is about 6.5 km away. Mannachanallur is about 14 km away. Musiri 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 Komangalam (2.1 km), Neiveli (4.3 km) and Gunaseelam (4.4 km).

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

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