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About Thathangudi Village

Thathangudi is a large village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,199, made up of 1,091 males and 1,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thathangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thathangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kuthalam
Pincode 609404
Area (hectares) 328.69 hectares
Population 2,199
Male Population 1,091
Female Population 1,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thathangudi compares

By the 2011 count Thathangudi is the 20th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 328.69 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Thathangudi

Thathangudi 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 Thathangudi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thathangudi from other places

Thathangudi lies about 28 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Nannilam, about 5.2 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 Thathangudi
Nearest railway station Nannilam 5.2 km
Nearest town Thiruvarur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuthalam 24 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 28 km

Villages closest to Thathangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thathangudi village had a population of 2,199. That makes it the 20th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Thathangudi village has 1,091 males and 1,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thathangudi has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Thathangudi is 609404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thathangudi covers 328.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thathangudi falls under Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thathangudi is Nannilam, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thathangudi.

Thathangudi is about 28 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thathangudi is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Nannilam is about 5.2 km away. Thiruvarur is about 11 km away. Kuthalam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alangudi (3.9 km), Tholuthalangudi (3.9 km) and Kilaparuthikudi (13 km).

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

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