About Thenpakkam Village

Thenpakkam is a mid sized village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,293, made up of 663 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thenpakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thenpakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Cheyyur
Pincode	603301
Area (hectares)	437.4 hectares
Population	1,293
Male Population	663
Female Population	630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 3 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 3 km distance

How Thenpakkam compares

By the 2011 count Thenpakkam is the 47th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 437.4 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Thenpakkam

Thenpakkam 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 Thenpakkam as Available within 3 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 3 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thenpakkam from other places

Thenpakkam lies about 72 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Acharapakkam, about 24 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 Thenpakkam
Nearest town	Kottaikādu	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheyyur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Acharapakkam	24 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	72 km

Villages closest to Thenpakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thenpakkam village had a population of 1,293. That makes it the 47th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Thenpakkam village has 663 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thenpakkam has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Thenpakkam is 603301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thenpakkam covers 437.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thenpakkam falls under Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thenpakkam is Acharapakkam, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 3 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 3 km distance and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Thenpakkam.

Thenpakkam is about 72 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thenpakkam is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Kottaikādu is about 2.1 km away. Cheyyur is about 12 km away. Acharapakkam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.