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About Sittilavai Village

Sittilavai is a large village in Musiri tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,008, made up of 1,543 males and 1,465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1090.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sittilavai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sittilavai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Musiri
Pincode 621211
Area (hectares) 1090.97 hectares
Population 3,008
Male Population 1,543
Female Population 1,465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sittilavai compares

By the 2011 count Sittilavai is the 34th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 1090.97 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sittilavai

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

Sittilavai lies about 49 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Sithalavai, about under 2 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 Sittilavai
Nearest railway station Sithalavai under 2 km
Nearest town Kulittalai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Musiri 19 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 49 km

Villages closest to Sittilavai

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 Sittilavai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sittilavai village had a population of 3,008. That makes it the 34th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Sittilavai village has 1,543 males and 1,465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sittilavai has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Sittilavai is 621211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sittilavai covers 1090.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sittilavai is Sithalavai, about under 2 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 Sittilavai.

Sittilavai is about 49 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sittilavai is in Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Sithalavai is about under 2 km away. Kulittalai is about 16 km away. Musiri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thulayanatham (2.6 km), Pillapalayam (8.3 km) and Muthampatti (13 km).

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

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