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About Thathampettai Village

Thathampettai is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 451 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thathampettai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thathampettai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608602
Area (hectares) 80.29 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 451
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thathampettai compares

By the 2011 count Thathampettai is the 126th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 80.29 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Thathampettai

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

Thathampettai lies about 43 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vallampadugai, about 3.6 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 Thathampettai
Nearest railway station Vallampadugai 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 5.4 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 43 km

Villages closest to Thathampettai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thathampettai village had a population of 901. That makes it the 126th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Thathampettai village has 451 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thathampettai has about 998 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Thathampettai is 608602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thathampettai covers 80.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thathampettai falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thathampettai is Vallampadugai, about 3.6 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 Thathampettai.

Thathampettai is about 43 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thathampettai is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Vallampadugai is about 3.6 km away. Chidambaram is about 5.4 km away. Cuddalore is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pettai (under 2 km), Varagur (under 2 km) and Jayamkondapattanam (under 2 km).

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

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