# Sithathur Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/sithathur/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Sithathur Sithathur is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605701**. The 2011 Census counted **2,536 people in 623 households**, the 60th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 2,536people (2011) - 623households - 74.5%literacy - 605701PIN code ## Sithathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sithathur is 605701.** Sithathur falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605701 - Gram panchayatSithathur - Community development blockMugaiyur - Census village code633079 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sithathur from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)23 km by road - Tirukkoyilur (nearest town)11 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 Sithathur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sithathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kandachipuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Melvalai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 24 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 Sithathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 67% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Sithathur Of every 100 households in Sithathur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sithathur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **91% Toilet within the home ****17%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **88% Tap water ****100%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **76% Use banking services ****43%** **33% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****71%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **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 Sithathur? ■ Sithathur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070** **933 Working population ****42.5%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 65.2% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 293 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (13%) · **■** Household industry 207 (19%) · **■** Other work 271 (25%) · **■** Marginal 165 (15%) 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 - V.Chithamur2,582 people - T.Keeranur2,557 people - Murukkambadi2,554 people - Semmar2,547 people - Thaduthatkondur2,525 people - Veerangipuram2,513 people - Oduvankuppam2,401 people - Sangiyam2,383 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sithathur?605701 - How far is Sithathur from Viluppuram?23 km by road - What is the population of Sithathur?2,536 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sithathur in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sithathur?74.5% (Census 2011)