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About Thavarakarai Village

Thavarakarai is a large village in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,382, made up of 1,247 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 978.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thavarakarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thavarakarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Denkanikottai
Pincode 635107
Area (hectares) 978.6 hectares
Population 2,382
Male Population 1,247
Female Population 1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thavarakarai compares

By the 2011 count Thavarakarai is the 61st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 978.6 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Thavarakarai

Thavarakarai 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 Thavarakarai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Thavarakarai from other places

Thavarakarai lies about 49 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kelamangalam, about 17 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 Thavarakarai
Tehsil headquarters Denkanikottai 4.1 km
Nearest town Denkanikota 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Kelamangalam 17 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 49 km

Villages closest to Thavarakarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thavarakarai village had a population of 2,382. That makes it the 61st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Thavarakarai village has 1,247 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thavarakarai has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Thavarakarai is 635107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thavarakarai covers 978.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thavarakarai falls under Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thavarakarai is Kelamangalam, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Thavarakarai.

Thavarakarai is about 49 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thavarakarai is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Denkanikottai is about 4.1 km away. Denkanikota is about 4.1 km away. Kelamangalam is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kottur (1.9 km), Ulimangalam (3.1 km) and Denkanikotta R F (4.1 km).

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

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