About Thennilai Village

Thennilai is a large village in Kadavur tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,323, made up of 2,172 males and 2,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2002.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621301, 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	Kadavur
Pincode	621301
Area (hectares)	2002.99 hectares
Population	4,323
Male Population	2,172
Female Population	2,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
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 13th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,993 residents. Its 2002.99 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

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 Palayam.I, about 14 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 railway station	Palayam.I	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadavur	21 km
Nearest town	Tāndoni	24 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 Kadavur 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 4,323. That makes it the 13th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,993 residents.

Thennilai village has 2,172 males and 2,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thennilai has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Thennilai is 621301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thennilai covers 2002.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thennilai is Palayam.I, about 14 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 Kadavur tehsil of Karur district. Palayam.I is about 14 km away. Kadavur is about 21 km away. Tāndoni is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.