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About Thanikpttagam Village

Thanikpttagam is a large village in Vedaranyam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,857, made up of 2,444 males and 2,413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 863.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614716, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanikpttagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanikpttagam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Vedaranyam
Pincode 614716
Area (hectares) 863.76 hectares
Population 4,857
Male Population 2,444
Female Population 2,413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanikpttagam compares

By the 2011 count Thanikpttagam is the 12th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents. Its 863.76 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Thanikpttagam

Thanikpttagam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thanikpttagam 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sembodai, Talanayar, Talanayar R F and Thagattur Pethachikadu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Thanikpttagam

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanikpttagam village had a population of 4,857. That makes it the 12th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents.

Thanikpttagam village has 2,444 males and 2,413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanikpttagam has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Thanikpttagam is 614716. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanikpttagam covers 863.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thanikpttagam falls under Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Thanikpttagam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Thanikpttagam.

Thanikpttagam is in Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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