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About Turinjikollai Village

Turinjikollai is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,758, made up of 916 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 703.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turinjikollai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turinjikollai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608704
Area (hectares) 703.3 hectares
Population 1,758
Male Population 916
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turinjikollai compares

By the 2011 count Turinjikollai is the 65th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 703.3 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Turinjikollai

Turinjikollai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Turinjikollai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Turinjikollai from other places

Turinjikollai lies about 40 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vadalur, about 9.2 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 Turinjikollai
Nearest railway station Vadalur 9.2 km
Nearest town Kurinjippādi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 19 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 40 km

Villages closest to Turinjikollai

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 Turinjikollai

As per the Census of India 2011, Turinjikollai village had a population of 1,758. That makes it the 65th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Turinjikollai village has 916 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turinjikollai has about 919 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 Turinjikollai is 608704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turinjikollai covers 703.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Turinjikollai is Vadalur, about 9.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Turinjikollai.

Turinjikollai is about 40 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turinjikollai is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Vadalur is about 9.2 km away. Kurinjippādi is about 10 km away. Chidambaram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nellikollai (under 2 km), Erumbur (1.9 km) and Pinnalur (2.6 km).

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

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