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About Thulukkanur Village

Thulukkanur is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,629, made up of 1,908 males and 1,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thulukkanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thulukkanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Attur
Pincode 636121
Area (hectares) 648.78 hectares
Population 3,629
Male Population 1,908
Female Population 1,721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thulukkanur compares

By the 2011 count Thulukkanur is the 31st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 648.78 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Thulukkanur

Thulukkanur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Thulukkanur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thulukkanur from other places

Thulukkanur lies about 52 km from Salem. 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 Thulukkanur
Tehsil headquarters Attur 2.8 km
District headquarters Salem 52 km

Villages closest to Thulukkanur

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.

Common questions about Thulukkanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Thulukkanur village had a population of 3,629. That makes it the 31st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Thulukkanur village has 1,908 males and 1,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thulukkanur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Thulukkanur covers 648.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Thulukkanur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Thulukkanur is about 52 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thulukkanur is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Attur is about 2.8 km away. Salem is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallanatham (under 2 km), Ammampalayam (under 2 km) and Valayamadevi (4.1 km).

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

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