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About Thatchavayal Village

Thatchavayal is a small village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 136 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thatchavayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thatchavayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630302
Area (hectares) 101.73 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 136
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thatchavayal compares

By the 2011 count Thatchavayal is the 73rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 101.73 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Thatchavayal

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

Thatchavayal lies about 68 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Arantangi, about 13 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 Thatchavayal
Nearest railway station Arantangi 13 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 30 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 68 km

Villages closest to Thatchavayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thatchavayal village had a population of 287. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Thatchavayal village has 136 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thatchavayal has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Thatchavayal is 630302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thatchavayal covers 101.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thatchavayal falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thatchavayal is Arantangi, about 13 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 Thatchavayal.

Thatchavayal is about 68 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thatchavayal is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Arantangi is about 13 km away. Arantāngi is about 14 km away. Devakottai is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poolangudi (1.9 km), Naranamangalam (13 km) and Andakudi (14 km).

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

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