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About Sittanthangal Village

Sittanthangal is a small village in Arcot tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 97 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sittanthangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sittanthangal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arcot
Pincode 632506
Area (hectares) 173.46 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 97
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 28 km distance

How Sittanthangal compares

By the 2011 count Sittanthangal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 173.46 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1000.

Getting to Sittanthangal

Sittanthangal 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 Sittanthangal 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 28 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sittanthangal from other places

Sittanthangal lies about 37 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Sedarampattu, about 25 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 Sittanthangal
Nearest town Cheyyar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Arcot 22 km
Nearest railway station Sedarampattu 25 km
District headquarters Vellore 37 km

Villages closest to Sittanthangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sittanthangal village had a population of 200. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Sittanthangal village has 97 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sittanthangal has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Sittanthangal is 632506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sittanthangal covers 173.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sittanthangal falls under Arcot tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sittanthangal is Sedarampattu, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 28 km distance.

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

Sittanthangal is about 37 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sittanthangal is in Arcot tehsil of Vellore district. Cheyyar is about 16 km away. Arcot is about 22 km away. Sedarampattu is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodali (under 2 km), Vembi (1.8 km) and Nallur (1.8 km).

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

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