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About Therkuviruthangan Village

Therkuviruthangan is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,054, made up of 547 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Therkuviruthangan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Therkuviruthangan village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608305
Area (hectares) 155.35 hectares
Population 1,054
Male Population 547
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Therkuviruthangan compares

By the 2011 count Therkuviruthangan is the 120th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 155.35 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Therkuviruthangan

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

Therkuviruthangan lies about 50 km from Cuddalore. 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 Therkuviruthangan
Nearest town Kattumannarkoil 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 16 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 50 km

Villages closest to Therkuviruthangan

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 Therkuviruthangan

As per the Census of India 2011, Therkuviruthangan village had a population of 1,054. That makes it the 120th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Therkuviruthangan village has 547 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Therkuviruthangan has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Therkuviruthangan is 608305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Therkuviruthangan covers 155.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Therkuviruthangan notes the nearest railway station 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 Therkuviruthangan.

Therkuviruthangan is about 50 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Therkuviruthangan is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 9.9 km away. Chidambaram is about 16 km away. Cuddalore is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadakkuviruthangam (under 2 km), Kulappadi (1.7 km) and T Manalur (2.4 km).

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

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