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About Tukkiyampalayam Village

Tukkiyampalayam is one of the larger villages in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,385, made up of 2,769 males and 2,616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 776.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tukkiyampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tukkiyampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636115
Area (hectares) 776.17 hectares
Population 5,385
Male Population 2,769
Female Population 2,616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tukkiyampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Tukkiyampalayam is the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 776.17 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Tukkiyampalayam

Tukkiyampalayam 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 Tukkiyampalayam 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tukkiyampalayam from other places

Tukkiyampalayam lies about 27 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 2.8 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 Tukkiyampalayam
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Valappadi Gate 2.8 km
Nearest town Narasingapuram 21 km
District headquarters Salem 27 km

Villages closest to Tukkiyampalayam

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.

Common questions about Tukkiyampalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Tukkiyampalayam village had a population of 5,385. That makes it the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Tukkiyampalayam village has 2,769 males and 2,616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tukkiyampalayam has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Tukkiyampalayam is 636115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tukkiyampalayam covers 776.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Tukkiyampalayam is Valappadi Gate, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tukkiyampalayam.

Tukkiyampalayam is about 27 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tukkiyampalayam is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Vazhapadi is about 2.8 km away. Valappadi Gate is about 2.8 km away. Narasingapuram is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mannayakanpatti (under 2 km), Kumarasamiyur (under 2 km) and Athanurpatti (under 2 km).

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

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