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About Sathambakkam Village

Sathambakkam is a mid sized village in Wallajah tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,649, made up of 820 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sathambakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sathambakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Wallajah
Pincode 632513
Area (hectares) 530.07 hectares
Population 1,649
Male Population 820
Female Population 829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 14 km distance

How Sathambakkam compares

By the 2011 count Sathambakkam is the 51st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 530.07 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sathambakkam

Sathambakkam 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 Sathambakkam 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 14 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sathambakkam from other places

Sathambakkam lies about 30 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Walaja Road Junction, about 11 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 Sathambakkam
Nearest town Walajapet 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Walaja Road Junction 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Wallajah 30 km
District headquarters Vellore 30 km

Villages closest to Sathambakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sathambakkam village had a population of 1,649. That makes it the 51st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Sathambakkam village has 820 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sathambakkam has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sathambakkam is 632513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sathambakkam covers 530.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sathambakkam falls under Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sathambakkam is Walaja Road Junction, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 14 km distance.

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

Sathambakkam is about 30 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sathambakkam is in Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district. Walajapet is about 6.7 km away. Walaja Road Junction is about 11 km away. Wallajah is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poondi (1.5 km), Katteri (2.9 km) and Thirumalaicheri (3.4 km).

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

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