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About Thiruvettakudy Village

Thiruvettakudy is a large village in Karaikal Taluk tehsil, in the district of Karaikal, Puducherry. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,281, made up of 2,110 males and 2,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thiruvettakudy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thiruvettakudy village
Description Value
State Puducherry
District Karaikal
Tehsil Karaikal Taluk
Pincode 609609
Area (hectares) 557.83 hectares
Population 4,281
Male Population 2,110
Female Population 2,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thiruvettakudy compares

By the 2011 count Thiruvettakudy is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,874 residents. Its 557.83 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Thiruvettakudy

Thiruvettakudy is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thiruvettakudy 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thiruvettakudy from other places

Thiruvettakudy lies about 15 km from Karaikal, and the nearest railway station is Punthottam, about 4.1 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 Thiruvettakudy
Nearest railway station Punthottam 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikal Taluk 15 km
District headquarters Karaikal 15 km
Nearest town Kāraikāl 15 km

Villages closest to Thiruvettakudy

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

Common questions about Thiruvettakudy

As per the Census of India 2011, Thiruvettakudy village had a population of 4,281. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,874 residents.

Thiruvettakudy village has 2,110 males and 2,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thiruvettakudy has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Thiruvettakudy is 609609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thiruvettakudy covers 557.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thiruvettakudy falls under Karaikal Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district in Puducherry.

The nearest railway station to Thiruvettakudy is Punthottam, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thiruvettakudy.

Thiruvettakudy is about 15 km from Karaikal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thiruvettakudy is in Karaikal Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district. Punthottam is about 4.1 km away. Karaikal Taluk is about 15 km away. Karaikal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Polagam (3.7 km), Kottucherry (15 km) and Neravy (15 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Thiruvettakudy today is likely to be higher.

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