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About Thodaneri Village

Thodaneri is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,479, made up of 754 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thodaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thodaneri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625402
Area (hectares) 467.37 hectares
Population 1,479
Male Population 754
Female Population 725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thodaneri compares

By the 2011 count Thodaneri is the 40th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 467.37 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 983.

Getting to Thodaneri

Thodaneri 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 Thodaneri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Thodaneri from other places

Thodaneri lies about 12 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Samayanallur, about under 2 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 Thodaneri
Nearest railway station Samayanallur under 2 km
Nearest town Paravai 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 12 km
District headquarters Madurai 12 km

Villages closest to Thodaneri

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 Thodaneri

As per the Census of India 2011, Thodaneri village had a population of 1,479. That makes it the 40th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Thodaneri village has 754 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thodaneri has about 962 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Thodaneri is 625402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thodaneri covers 467.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thodaneri is Samayanallur, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thodaneri.

Thodaneri is about 12 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thodaneri is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Samayanallur is about under 2 km away. Paravai is about 4.6 km away. Madurai North is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samayanallur (under 2 km), Kallikudi (2.0 km) and Thenur (2.9 km).

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

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