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About Sirukkalur Village

Sirukkalur is a small village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 209 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1307.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirukkalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirukkalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606401
Area (hectares) 1307.95 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 209
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirukkalur compares

By the 2011 count Sirukkalur is the 168th 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 1307.95 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 979.

Getting to Sirukkalur

Sirukkalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirukkalur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sirukkalur from other places

Sirukkalur lies about 87 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Doddampatti, 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 Sirukkalur
Nearest town Harūr 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 31 km
Nearest railway station Doddampatti 33 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 87 km

Villages closest to Sirukkalur

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 Sirukkalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirukkalur village had a population of 422. That makes it the 168th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Sirukkalur village has 209 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirukkalur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Sirukkalur is 606401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirukkalur covers 1307.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sirukkalur is Doddampatti, 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 <5 km distance for Sirukkalur.

Sirukkalur is about 87 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirukkalur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Harūr is about 25 km away. Sankarapuram is about 31 km away. Doddampatti 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 Alannur (12 km), Gudaram (14 km) and Aravankadu (14 km).

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

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