About Tekkalpatti Village

Tekkalpatti is a mid sized village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 647 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 749.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekkalpatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekkalpatti village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Vazhapadi
Pincode	636202
Area (hectares)	749.39 hectares
Population	1,280
Male Population	647
Female Population	633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekkalpatti compares

By the 2011 count Tekkalpatti is the 35th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 749.39 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Tekkalpatti

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

Tekkalpatti lies about 51 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 16 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 Tekkalpatti
Nearest railway station	Peddanayakkanpalaiyam	16 km
Nearest town	Narasingapuram	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vazhapadi	25 km
District headquarters	Salem	51 km

Villages closest to Tekkalpatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekkalpatti village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 35th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Tekkalpatti village has 647 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekkalpatti has about 978 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Tekkalpatti is 636202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekkalpatti covers 749.39 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.

Tekkalpatti falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tekkalpatti is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tekkalpatti.

Tekkalpatti is about 51 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekkalpatti is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Peddanayakkanpalaiyam is about 16 km away. Narasingapuram is about 16 km away. Vazhapadi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.