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About Thirunagiri Village

Thirunagiri is a large village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,994, made up of 1,973 males and 2,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 871.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thirunagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thirunagiri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609106
Area (hectares) 871.82 hectares
Population 3,994
Male Population 1,973
Female Population 2,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thirunagiri compares

By the 2011 count Thirunagiri is the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 871.82 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Thirunagiri

Thirunagiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thirunagiri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Thirunagiri from other places

Thirunagiri lies about 52 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Sirkazhi, about 8.1 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 Thirunagiri
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 7.2 km
Nearest town Sīrkāzhi 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Sirkazhi 8.1 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 52 km

Villages closest to Thirunagiri

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 Thirunagiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Thirunagiri village had a population of 3,994. That makes it the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Thirunagiri village has 1,973 males and 2,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thirunagiri has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Thirunagiri is 609106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thirunagiri covers 871.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thirunagiri is Sirkazhi, about 8.1 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 <5 km distance for Thirunagiri.

Thirunagiri is about 52 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thirunagiri is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Sirkali is about 7.2 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 7.2 km away. Sirkazhi is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puduthurai (2.3 km), Edamanal (2.9 km) and Thirukkarukavur (3.0 km).

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

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