# Sithalingamadam Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/sithalingamadam/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Sithalingamadam Sithalingamadam is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605803**. The 2011 Census counted **6,801 people in 1,440 households**, the 3rd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 6,801people (2011) - 1,440households - 71.8%literacy - 605803PIN code ## Sithalingamadam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sithalingamadam is 605803.** Sithalingamadam falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605803 - Gram panchayatSithalingamadam , Edapalayam - Community development blockThiruvennainallur - Census village code633162 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sithalingamadam from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)30 km by road - Tirukkoyilur (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sithalingamadam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Sithalingamadam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tiruvennainallur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sithalingamadam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 51% of the 872 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sithalingamadam Of every 100 households in Sithalingamadam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sithalingamadam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****24%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **88% Tap water ****78%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **76% Use banking services ****45%** **33% Television ****82%** **84% Mobile phone ****57%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****88%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sithalingamadam? ■ Sithalingamadam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **933 Working population ****36.0%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 63.3% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 323 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 956 (39%) · **■** Household industry 48 (2%) · **■** Other work 588 (24%) · **■** Marginal 532 (22%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Tirukkoyilur - Veerapandi7,690 people - Ariyur6,857 people - Kandachipuram6,659 people - Sennakunam5,993 people - Vengur5,403 people - Arcadu5,360 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sithalingamadam?605803 - How far is Sithalingamadam from Viluppuram?30 km by road - What is the population of Sithalingamadam?6,801 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sithalingamadam in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sithalingamadam?71.8% (Census 2011)