About Tenkaraikottai Village

Tenkaraikottai is one of the larger villages in Pappireddipatti tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,142, made up of 2,603 males and 2,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1314.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tenkaraikottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenkaraikottai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Tehsil	Pappireddipatti
Pincode	636904
Area (hectares)	1314.61 hectares
Population	5,142
Male Population	2,603
Female Population	2,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tenkaraikottai compares

By the 2011 count Tenkaraikottai is the 9th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents. Its 1314.61 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 964.

Getting to Tenkaraikottai

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

Tenkaraikottai lies about 29 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Thonganur, about 9.0 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 Tenkaraikottai
Nearest town	Pallippatti	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Thonganur	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pappireddipatti	29 km
District headquarters	Dharmapuri	29 km

Villages closest to Tenkaraikottai

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

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Common questions about Tenkaraikottai

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenkaraikottai village had a population of 5,142. That makes it the 9th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents.

Tenkaraikottai village has 2,603 males and 2,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenkaraikottai has about 975 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Tenkaraikottai is 636904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tenkaraikottai covers 1314.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tenkaraikottai falls under Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tenkaraikottai is Thonganur, about 9.0 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 Tenkaraikottai.

Tenkaraikottai is about 29 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenkaraikottai is in Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Pallippatti is about 8.0 km away. Thonganur is about 9.0 km away. Pappireddipatti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.