About Thekkattur Village

Thekkattur is one of the larger villages in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,632, made up of 3,845 males and 3,787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2164.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thekkattur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekkattur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Thirumayam
Pincode	622506
Area (hectares)	2164.78 hectares
Population	7,632
Male Population	3,845
Female Population	3,787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thekkattur compares

By the 2011 count Thekkattur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 2164.78 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Thekkattur

Thekkattur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thekkattur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thekkattur from other places

Thekkattur lies about 9.8 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Namanasamudram, about 3.2 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 Thekkattur
Nearest railway station	Namanasamudram	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirumayam	9.8 km
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	9.8 km

Villages closest to Thekkattur

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

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Common questions about Thekkattur

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekkattur village had a population of 7,632. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Thekkattur village has 3,845 males and 3,787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekkattur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Thekkattur is 622506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thekkattur covers 2164.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thekkattur falls under Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thekkattur is Namanasamudram, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thekkattur.

Thekkattur is about 9.8 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thekkattur is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Namanasamudram is about 3.2 km away. Thirumayam is about 9.8 km away. Pudukkottai is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.