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About Sittanthangal Village

Sittanthangal is a small village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 250 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606402, 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 Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606402
Area (hectares) 116.12 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 250
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sittanthangal compares

By the 2011 count Sittanthangal is the 165th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 116.12 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Sittanthangal

Sittanthangal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 64 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Adichchanur, about 33 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
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 5.1 km
Nearest town Vadakkanandal 19 km
Nearest railway station Adichchanur 33 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 64 km

Villages closest to Sittanthangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankarapuram 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 497. That makes it the 165th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Sittanthangal village has 250 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sittanthangal has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Sittanthangal is 606402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sittanthangal covers 116.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sittanthangal falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sittanthangal is Adichchanur, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 64 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sittanthangal is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 5.1 km away. Vadakkanandal is about 19 km away. Adichchanur 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 Mookkanur (2.0 km), Urangani (2.3 km) and Ulagudaiyambattu (2.7 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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