About Thekkumbhagom Village

Thekkumbhagom is one of the larger villages in Karunagappally tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,937, made up of 8,056 males and 8,881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1660 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691584, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thekkumbhagom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekkumbhagom village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Karunagappally
Pincode	691584
Area (hectares)	1660 hectares
Population	16,937
Male Population	8,056
Female Population	8,881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,102
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thekkumbhagom compares

By the 2011 count Thekkumbhagom is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 24,065 residents. Its 1660 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1113.

Getting to Thekkumbhagom

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

Thekkumbhagom lies about 9.4 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Munroe Thuruttu, about 6.6 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 Thekkumbhagom
Nearest town	Chavara	2.2 km
Nearest railway station	Munroe Thuruttu	6.6 km
District headquarters	Kollam	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karunagappally	16 km

Villages closest to Thekkumbhagom

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karunagappally 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.

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Common questions about Thekkumbhagom

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekkumbhagom village had a population of 16,937. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 24,065 residents.

Thekkumbhagom village has 8,056 males and 8,881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekkumbhagom has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1113.

The pincode recorded for Thekkumbhagom is 691584. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thekkumbhagom covers 1660 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thekkumbhagom falls under Karunagappally tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Thekkumbhagom is Munroe Thuruttu, about 6.6 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 village for Thekkumbhagom.

Thekkumbhagom is about 9.4 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thekkumbhagom is in Karunagappally tehsil of Kollam district. Chavara is about 2.2 km away. Munroe Thuruttu is about 6.6 km away. Kollam is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.