About Settavarai Village

Settavarai is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,303, made up of 630 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Settavarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Settavarai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604152
Area (hectares)	283.08 hectares
Population	1,303
Male Population	630
Female Population	673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 20 km distance

How Settavarai compares

By the 2011 count Settavarai is the 121st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 283.08 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Settavarai

Settavarai 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 Settavarai 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 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Settavarai from other places

Settavarai lies about 36 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tandarai, 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 Settavarai
Nearest railway station	Tandarai	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	20 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	36 km

Villages closest to Settavarai

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

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Common questions about Settavarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Settavarai village had a population of 1,303. That makes it the 121st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Settavarai village has 630 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Settavarai has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Settavarai is 604152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Settavarai covers 283.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Settavarai falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Settavarai is Tandarai, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

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

Settavarai is about 36 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Settavarai is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tandarai is about 12 km away. Gingee is about 20 km away. Viluppuram is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.