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About Thengamputhoor Village

Thengamputhoor is a small village in Agastheeswaram tehsil, in the district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 41 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 629602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thengamputhoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thengamputhoor village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanniyakumari
Tehsil Agastheeswaram
Pincode 629602
Area (hectares) 8.94 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 41
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,220
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thengamputhoor compares

By the 2011 count Thengamputhoor is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,566 residents. Its 8.94 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Thengamputhoor

Thengamputhoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thengamputhoor 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thengamputhoor from other places

Thengamputhoor lies about 9.5 km from Kanniyakumari, and the nearest railway station is Suchindram, about 3.9 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 Thengamputhoor
Nearest railway station Suchindram 3.9 km
Nearest town Nāgercoil 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Agastheeswaram 7.5 km
District headquarters Kanniyakumari 9.5 km

Villages closest to Thengamputhoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thengamputhoor village had a population of 91. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,566 residents.

Thengamputhoor village has 41 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thengamputhoor has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Thengamputhoor is 629602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thengamputhoor covers 8.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thengamputhoor falls under Agastheeswaram tehsil of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thengamputhoor is Suchindram, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thengamputhoor.

Thengamputhoor is about 9.5 km from Kanniyakumari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thengamputhoor is in Agastheeswaram tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. Suchindram is about 3.9 km away. Nāgercoil is about 7.4 km away. Agastheeswaram is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parakkai (2.3 km), Thamaraikulam (3.6 km) and Manakudi (4.0 km).

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

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