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About Thanippadi Village

Thanippadi is a small village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 184 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanippadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanippadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Harur
Pincode 636906
Area (hectares) 363.88 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 184
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanippadi compares

By the 2011 count Thanippadi is the 122nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 363.88 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Thanippadi

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

Thanippadi lies about 57 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Doddampatti, about 30 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 Thanippadi
Tehsil headquarters Harur 22 km
Nearest town Harūr 22 km
Nearest railway station Doddampatti 30 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 57 km

Villages closest to Thanippadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanippadi village had a population of 376. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Thanippadi village has 184 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanippadi has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Thanippadi is 636906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanippadi covers 363.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thanippadi falls under Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thanippadi is Doddampatti, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thanippadi.

Thanippadi is about 57 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanippadi is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Harur is about 22 km away. Harūr is about 22 km away. Doddampatti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Runganavalasai (2.4 km), Senrayampatti (3.1 km) and Mandikulampatti (3.1 km).

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

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