About Thennilai Village

Thennilai is a large village in Aravakurichi tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,485, made up of 1,716 males and 1,769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3241.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thennilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thennilai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Karur
Tehsil	Aravakurichi
Pincode	639206
Area (hectares)	3241.63 hectares
Population	3,485
Male Population	1,716
Female Population	1,769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thennilai compares

By the 2011 count Thennilai is the 12th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 3241.63 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Thennilai

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

How far is Thennilai from other places

Thennilai lies about 27 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Kodumudi, about 15 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 Thennilai
Nearest town	Vellakkovil	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kodumudi	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Aravakurichi	21 km
District headquarters	Karur	27 km

Villages closest to Thennilai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thennilai village had a population of 3,485. That makes it the 12th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Thennilai village has 1,716 males and 1,769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thennilai has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Thennilai is 639206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thennilai covers 3241.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thennilai falls under Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thennilai is Kodumudi, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

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

Thennilai is in Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district. Vellakkovil is about 13 km away. Kodumudi is about 15 km away. Aravakurichi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.