About Thoppur Village

Thoppur is a large village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,139, made up of 1,567 males and 1,572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thoppur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thoppur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai South
Pincode	625008
Area (hectares)	336.26 hectares
Population	3,139
Male Population	1,567
Female Population	1,572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thoppur compares

By the 2011 count Thoppur is the 9th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 336.26 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Thoppur

Thoppur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thoppur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thoppur from other places

Thoppur lies about 11 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Tiruparankundram, about 4.2 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 Thoppur
Nearest railway station	Tiruparankundram	4.2 km
Nearest town	Tirupparangunram	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai South	11 km
District headquarters	Madurai	11 km

Villages closest to Thoppur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thoppur village had a population of 3,139. That makes it the 9th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Thoppur village has 1,567 males and 1,572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thoppur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Thoppur is 625008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thoppur covers 336.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thoppur falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thoppur is Tiruparankundram, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thoppur.

Thoppur is about 11 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thoppur is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Tiruparankundram is about 4.2 km away. Tirupparangunram is about 5.1 km away. Madurai South is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.