About Thenkumarai Village

Thenkumarai is a mid sized village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,784, made up of 914 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thenkumarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thenkumarai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636121
Area (hectares)	715.06 hectares
Population	1,784
Male Population	914
Female Population	870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thenkumarai compares

By the 2011 count Thenkumarai is the 65th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 715.06 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 986.

Getting to Thenkumarai

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

Thenkumarai lies about 62 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, about 6.5 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 Thenkumarai
Nearest railway station	Talaivasal	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Attur	13 km
District headquarters	Salem	62 km

Villages closest to Thenkumarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thenkumarai village had a population of 1,784. That makes it the 65th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Thenkumarai village has 914 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thenkumarai has about 952 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Thenkumarai is 636121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thenkumarai covers 715.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thenkumarai falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thenkumarai is Talaivasal, about 6.5 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 Thenkumarai.

Thenkumarai is about 62 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thenkumarai is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Talaivasal is about 6.5 km away. Attur is about 13 km away. Salem is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.