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About Thenmelpakkam Village

Thenmelpakkam is a small village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 182 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thenmelpakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thenmelpakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Chengalpattu
Pincode 603204
Area (hectares) 407.88 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 182
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 km distance

How Thenmelpakkam compares

By the 2011 count Thenmelpakkam is the 123rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 407.88 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 973.

Getting to Thenmelpakkam

Thenmelpakkam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Thenmelpakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thenmelpakkam from other places

Thenmelpakkam lies about 36 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Singaperumal Koil, about 3.2 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 Thenmelpakkam
Nearest railway station Singaperumal Koil 3.2 km
Nearest town Maraimalainagar 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengalpattu 7.0 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 36 km

Villages closest to Thenmelpakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thenmelpakkam village had a population of 382. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Thenmelpakkam village has 182 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thenmelpakkam has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Thenmelpakkam is 603204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thenmelpakkam covers 407.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thenmelpakkam falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thenmelpakkam is Singaperumal Koil, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Thenmelpakkam.

Thenmelpakkam is about 36 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thenmelpakkam is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Singaperumal Koil is about 3.2 km away. Maraimalainagar is about 6.6 km away. Chengalpattu is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachadimangalam (under 2 km), Veerapuram (2.0 km) and Singaperumalkoil (2.6 km).

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

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