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About Sumaithangi Village

Sumaithangi is a large village in Wallajah tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,708, made up of 1,321 males and 1,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumaithangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumaithangi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Wallajah
Pincode 632508
Area (hectares) 698.73 hectares
Population 2,708
Male Population 1,321
Female Population 1,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 12 km distance

How Sumaithangi compares

By the 2011 count Sumaithangi is the 35th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 698.73 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sumaithangi

Sumaithangi 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 Sumaithangi 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 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sumaithangi from other places

Sumaithangi lies about 33 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Walaja Road Junction, 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 Sumaithangi
Nearest town Walajapet 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Walaja Road Junction 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Wallajah 33 km
District headquarters Vellore 33 km

Villages closest to Sumaithangi

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 Sumaithangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumaithangi village had a population of 2,708. That makes it the 35th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Sumaithangi village has 1,321 males and 1,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumaithangi has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sumaithangi is 632508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumaithangi covers 698.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sumaithangi is Walaja Road Junction, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

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

Sumaithangi is about 33 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sumaithangi is in Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district. Walajapet is about 8.4 km away. Walaja Road Junction is about 12 km away. Wallajah is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadapperi (under 2 km), Thiruparkadal (2.3 km) and Katteri (3.0 km).

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

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