About Thackalai Village

Thackalai is one of the larger villages in Kalkulam tehsil, in the district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,551, made up of 4,809 males and 4,742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 629175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thackalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thackalai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
Tehsil	Kalkulam
Pincode	629175
Area (hectares)	144 hectares
Population	9,551
Male Population	4,809
Female Population	4,742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thackalai compares

By the 2011 count Thackalai is the 4th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,667 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 66 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Thackalai

Thackalai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thackalai 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. The nearest villages by name are Kurunthencode, Mecode, Nullivilai and Ponmanai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Thackalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Thackalai village had a population of 9,551. That makes it the 4th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,667 residents.

Thackalai village has 4,809 males and 4,742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thackalai has about 986 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Thackalai is 629175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thackalai covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 66 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Thackalai falls under Kalkulam tehsil of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Thackalai notes the nearest railway station 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 Thackalai.

Thackalai is in Kalkulam tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.