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About Thandavankulam Village

Thandavankulam is one of the larger villages in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,040, made up of 2,438 males and 2,602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1022.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thandavankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thandavankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609101
Area (hectares) 1022.2 hectares
Population 5,040
Male Population 2,438
Female Population 2,602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thandavankulam compares

By the 2011 count Thandavankulam is the 11th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 1022.2 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Thandavankulam

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

How far is Thandavankulam from other places

Thandavankulam lies about 60 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kollidam, 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 Thandavankulam
Nearest railway station Kollidam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 12 km
Nearest town Sīrkāzhi 12 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 60 km

Villages closest to Thandavankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thandavankulam village had a population of 5,040. That makes it the 11th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Thandavankulam village has 2,438 males and 2,602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thandavankulam has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Thandavankulam is 609101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thandavankulam covers 1022.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thandavankulam falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thandavankulam is Kollidam, 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 village for Thandavankulam.

Thandavankulam is about 60 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thandavankulam is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kollidam is about 12 km away. Sirkali is about 12 km away. Sīrkāzhi 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 Palayapalayam (3.2 km), Pudupattinam (3.4 km) and Agaravattaram (4.3 km).

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

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