Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram
# Ja. Sithamur

Ja. Sithamur is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 605757. The 2011 Census counted 1,977 people in 442 households, the 88th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.
- 1,977 people (2011)
- 442 households
- 69.4% literacy
- 605757 PIN code

## Ja. Sithamur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ja. Sithamur is 605757. Ja. Sithamur falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 605757
- Gram panchayat Ja. Sithamur
- Community development block Thirukkoyilur
- Census village code 633098

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ja. Sithamur from nearby towns?
- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ) 48 km by road
- Manalurpet (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ja. Sithamur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ja. Sithamur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mannalurpettai
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Mannalurpettai
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ja. Sithamur known for?

The main crops are paddy, ground nut and sugarcane. About 56% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ja. Sithamur

Of every 100 households in Ja. Sithamur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ja. Sithamur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 91%
- Toilet within the home 18% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 88%
- Tap water 99% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 76%
- Use banking services 32% 33%
- Television 86% 84%
- Mobile phone 63% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 6% 7%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ja. Sithamur?

■ Ja. Sithamur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.4% 67.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 972
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 892 933
- Working population 57.2% 50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 59.8% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 335 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 200 (18%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 69 (6%) · ■ Marginal 520 (46%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Tirukkoyilur
- Chinnasevlai 2,080 people
- Sathiyakandanur 2,001 people
- Mazhavarayanur 1,986 people
- Aviyur 1,984 people
- Vadakkunemili 1,968 people
- Kadaganur 1,945 people
- Kodiyur 1,897 people
- Nedumudaiyan 1,870 people

All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ja. Sithamur? 605757
- How far is Ja. Sithamur from Viluppuram? 48 km by road
- What is the population of Ja. Sithamur? 1,977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ja. Sithamur in? Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ja. Sithamur? 69.4% (Census 2011)

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