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About Thirukanai Village

Thirukanai is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 178 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thirukanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thirukanai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625122
Area (hectares) 238.52 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 178
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thirukanai compares

By the 2011 count Thirukanai is the 103rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 238.52 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Thirukanai

Thirukanai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thirukanai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Thirukanai from other places

Thirukanai lies about 16 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 12 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 Thirukanai
Nearest railway station Silaiman 12 km
Nearest town Vandiyūr 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 16 km
District headquarters Madurai 16 km

Villages closest to Thirukanai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Thirukanai

As per the Census of India 2011, Thirukanai village had a population of 335. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Thirukanai village has 178 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thirukanai has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Thirukanai is 625122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thirukanai covers 238.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thirukanai falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thirukanai is Silaiman, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Thirukanai.

Thirukanai is about 16 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thirukanai is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 12 km away. Vandiyūr is about 12 km away. Madurai North 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 Varaganeri (under 2 km), Valaichikulam (under 2 km) and Vellaikuppam (1.8 km).

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

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