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About Thanilappadi Village

Thanilappadi is a mid sized village in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 588 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanilappadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanilappadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 611109
Area (hectares) 331.34 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 588
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thanilappadi compares

By the 2011 count Thanilappadi is the 42nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 331.34 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Thanilappadi

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

How far is Thanilappadi from other places

Thanilappadi lies about 12 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Velankanni, about 8.0 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 Thanilappadi
Nearest railway station Velankanni 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 10 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 12 km

Villages closest to Thanilappadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanilappadi village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Thanilappadi village has 588 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanilappadi has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Thanilappadi is 611109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanilappadi covers 331.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thanilappadi falls under Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thanilappadi is Velankanni, about 8.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thanilappadi.

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

Thanilappadi is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Velankanni is about 8.0 km away. Kilvelur is about 10 km away. Nagapattinam 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 Ottathattai (under 2 km), Mohanur (2.1 km) and Vandalur (3.0 km).

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

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