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About Thengalpalayam Village

Thengalpalayam is a large village in Rasipuram tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,467, made up of 1,206 males and 1,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thengalpalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thengalpalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Rasipuram
Pincode 636301
Area (hectares) 486.29 hectares
Population 2,467
Male Population 1,206
Female Population 1,261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thengalpalayam compares

By the 2011 count Thengalpalayam is the 27th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents. Its 486.29 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Thengalpalayam

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

How far is Thengalpalayam from other places

Thengalpalayam lies about 31 km from Namakkal. 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 Thengalpalayam
Tehsil headquarters Rasipuram 5.0 km
District headquarters Namakkal 31 km

Villages closest to Thengalpalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thengalpalayam village had a population of 2,467. That makes it the 27th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents.

Thengalpalayam village has 1,206 males and 1,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thengalpalayam has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Thengalpalayam is 636301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thengalpalayam covers 486.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thengalpalayam falls under Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Thengalpalayam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thengalpalayam.

Thengalpalayam is about 31 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thengalpalayam is in Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district. Rasipuram is about 5.0 km away. Namakkal is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Molakkadu (1.9 km), Kuttaladampatti (3.4 km) and Kallankulam (3.8 km).

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

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