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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sithalingamadam
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt = Map showing the location of the town in Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11|55|42|N|79|17|06|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Viluppuram district|Viluppuram]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluk]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Thiruvennainallur taluk|Thiruvennainallur]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 8.72
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| population_total = 6,801
| population_as_of = 2011
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'''Sithalingamadam''' is a [[revenue village]] in the [[Thiruvennainallur taluk]] of [[Viluppuram district]], in the [[Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], and the headquarters of [[Sithalingamadam block|Sithalingamadam]] [[revenue block]].<ref>{{cite web|title=District map|url=https://viluppuram.nic.in/about-district/maps/|publisher=viluppuram.nic.in|date=2021-03-17|access-date=2021-03-20}}</ref>

==Geography==
Sithalingamadam is within Thiruvennainallur taluk, which is in the southwestern part of Viluppuram district. It covers {{convert|8.72|km2|sqmi}} of land in the northwestern part of the taluk. It is located {{convert|11|km|mi}} northwest of [[Thiruvennainallur]], the taluk headquarters, {{convert|20|km|mi}} west of [[Viluppuram]], the district headquarters, and {{convert|150|km|mi}} southwest of the state capital of [[Chennai]]. The village is along [[List of state highways in Tamil Nadu|State Highway 68]], and is south of the [[Ponnaiyar River|Thenpennai River]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Viluppuram District Census Handbook (A)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/33/3306_PART_A_DCHB_VILUPPURAM.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-03-19}}</ref>

==Demographics==
In 2011 Sithalingamadam had a population of 6,801 people living in 1,440 households. 3,448 (50.7%) of the inhabitants were male, while 3,353 (49.3%) were female. 852 children in the town, about 12.5% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. The literacy rate in the town was 62.7%, with the male rate of 69.8% being notably higher than the female rate of 55.6%. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 22.9% and 1.44% of the population, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Viluppuram District Census Handbook (B)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3306_PART_B_DCHB_VILUPPURAM.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-03-20}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Viluppuram district]]

Sithalingamadam - Revision history

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