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About Thalakkarai Village

Thalakkarai is a large village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,358, made up of 1,680 males and 1,678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1359.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thalakkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thalakkarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642005
Area (hectares) 1359.03 hectares
Population 3,358
Male Population 1,680
Female Population 1,678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thalakkarai compares

By the 2011 count Thalakkarai is the 32nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 1359.03 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Thalakkarai

Thalakkarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thalakkarai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Thalakkarai from other places

Thalakkarai lies about 36 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Pollachi Junction, about 3.9 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 Thalakkarai
Nearest railway station Pollachi Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 4.1 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 36 km

Villages closest to Thalakkarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thalakkarai village had a population of 3,358. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Thalakkarai village has 1,680 males and 1,678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thalakkarai has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Thalakkarai is 642005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thalakkarai covers 1359.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thalakkarai falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thalakkarai is Pollachi Junction, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thalakkarai.

Thalakkarai is about 36 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thalakkarai is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Pollachi Junction is about 3.9 km away. Pollachi is about 4.1 km away. Coimbatore is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are S Nallur (1.6 km), R Ponnapuram (1.7 km) and S Ponnapuram (1.7 km).

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

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