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About Thalakkulam Village

Thalakkulam 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 8,986, made up of 4,417 males and 4,569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1132.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 629802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thalakkulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thalakkulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanniyakumari
Tehsil Kalkulam
Pincode 629802
Area (hectares) 1132.16 hectares
Population 8,986
Male Population 4,417
Female Population 4,569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thalakkulam compares

By the 2011 count Thalakkulam is the 6th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,667 residents. Its 1132.16 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Thalakkulam

Thalakkulam 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 Thalakkulam 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thalakkulam from other places

Thalakkulam lies about 27 km from Kanniyakumari, and the nearest railway station is Eraniel, about 3.5 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 Thalakkulam
Nearest railway station Eraniel 3.5 km
Nearest town Colachel 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalkulam 27 km
District headquarters Kanniyakumari 27 km

Villages closest to Thalakkulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thalakkulam village had a population of 8,986. That makes it the 6th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,667 residents.

Thalakkulam village has 4,417 males and 4,569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thalakkulam has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Thalakkulam is 629802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thalakkulam covers 1132.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Thalakkulam is Eraniel, about 3.5 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 village for Thalakkulam.

Thalakkulam is about 27 km from Kanniyakumari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thalakkulam is in Kalkulam tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. Eraniel is about 3.5 km away. Colachel is about 6.4 km away. Kalkulam is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurunthencode (2.5 km), Athivilai (2.9 km) and Nullivilai (4.0 km).

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

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