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About Thumbivadi Village

Thumbivadi is a large village in Aravakurichi tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,320, made up of 1,149 males and 1,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1271.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thumbivadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumbivadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Aravakurichi
Pincode 639002
Area (hectares) 1271.6 hectares
Population 2,320
Male Population 1,149
Female Population 1,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thumbivadi compares

By the 2011 count Thumbivadi is the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 1271.6 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Thumbivadi

Thumbivadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thumbivadi 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 Thumbivadi from other places

Thumbivadi lies about 13 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Karur Junction, about 13 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 Thumbivadi
District headquarters Karur 13 km
Nearest railway station Karur Junction 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Aravakurichi 16 km

Villages closest to Thumbivadi

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.

Common questions about Thumbivadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumbivadi village had a population of 2,320. That makes it the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Thumbivadi village has 1,149 males and 1,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumbivadi has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Thumbivadi is 639002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thumbivadi covers 1271.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Thumbivadi is Karur Junction, about 13 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 Thumbivadi.

Thumbivadi is about 13 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thumbivadi is in Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district. Karur is about 13 km away. Karur Junction is about 13 km away. Aravakurichi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are P Anaipalayam (3.8 km), Kodaiyur (3.9 km) and Nedungur (5.6 km).

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

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