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About Thokkavadi Village

Thokkavadi is one of the larger villages in Tiruchengode tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,138, made up of 5,885 males and 5,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1274.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thokkavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thokkavadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Tiruchengode
Pincode 638008
Area (hectares) 1274.33 hectares
Population 11,138
Male Population 5,885
Female Population 5,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thokkavadi compares

By the 2011 count Thokkavadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents. Its 1274.33 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Thokkavadi

Thokkavadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thokkavadi 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 Thokkavadi from other places

Thokkavadi lies about 39 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Anangur, about 3.9 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 Thokkavadi
Nearest railway station Anangur 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchengode 5.9 km
District headquarters Namakkal 39 km

Villages closest to Thokkavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thokkavadi village had a population of 11,138. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents.

Thokkavadi village has 5,885 males and 5,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thokkavadi has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

The pincode recorded for Thokkavadi is 638008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thokkavadi covers 1274.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thokkavadi falls under Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thokkavadi is Anangur, about 3.9 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 Thokkavadi.

Thokkavadi is about 39 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thokkavadi is in Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district. Anangur is about 3.9 km away. Tiruchengode is about 5.9 km away. Namakkal is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devanankurichi (2.7 km), Anangur (3.2 km) and Andipalaiyam (3.9 km).

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

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