About Tumbal Village

Tumbal is one of the larger villages in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,011, made up of 2,461 males and 2,550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1203.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tumbal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tumbal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636114
Area (hectares)	1203.96 hectares
Population	5,011
Male Population	2,461
Female Population	2,550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tumbal compares

By the 2011 count Tumbal is the 18th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 1203.96 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Tumbal

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

Tumbal lies about 42 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 15 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 Tumbal
Nearest railway station	Peddanayakkanpalaiyam	15 km
Nearest town	Narasingapuram	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Attur	22 km
District headquarters	Salem	42 km

Villages closest to Tumbal

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 Tumbal

As per the Census of India 2011, Tumbal village had a population of 5,011. That makes it the 18th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Tumbal village has 2,461 males and 2,550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tumbal has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Tumbal is 636114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tumbal covers 1203.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tumbal is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 15 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 Tumbal.

Tumbal is about 42 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tumbal is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Peddanayakkanpalaiyam is about 15 km away. Narasingapuram is about 21 km away. Attur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.