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About Thumbadakkakottai Village

Thumbadakkakottai is a large village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,601, made up of 1,300 males and 1,301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1509.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623525, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thumbadakkakottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumbadakkakottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623525
Area (hectares) 1509.4 hectares
Population 2,601
Male Population 1,300
Female Population 1,301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thumbadakkakottai compares

By the 2011 count Thumbadakkakottai is the 20th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 1509.4 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Thumbadakkakottai

Thumbadakkakottai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thumbadakkakottai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Thumbadakkakottai from other places

Thumbadakkakottai lies about 82 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Valaramanikkam, about 8.2 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 Thumbadakkakottai
Nearest railway station Valaramanikkam 8.2 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 35 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 82 km

Villages closest to Thumbadakkakottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumbadakkakottai village had a population of 2,601. That makes it the 20th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Thumbadakkakottai village has 1,300 males and 1,301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumbadakkakottai has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Thumbadakkakottai is 623525. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thumbadakkakottai covers 1509.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thumbadakkakottai falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thumbadakkakottai is Valaramanikkam, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Thumbadakkakottai.

Thumbadakkakottai is about 82 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thumbadakkakottai is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Valaramanikkam is about 8.2 km away. Arantāngi is about 9.3 km away. Tiruvadanai is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kattavilagam (18 km), Thelur (18 km) and Kadambur (20 km).

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

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