About Thenkarai Village

Thenkarai is a large village in Tirupathur tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,273, made up of 1,147 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 694.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thenkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thenkarai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Tirupathur
Pincode	630207
Area (hectares)	694.28 hectares
Population	2,273
Male Population	1,147
Female Population	1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thenkarai compares

By the 2011 count Thenkarai is the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents. Its 694.28 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Thenkarai

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

Thenkarai lies about 33 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, 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 Thenkarai
Nearest town	Sankarapatti	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kallal	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirupathur	33 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	33 km

Villages closest to Thenkarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thenkarai village had a population of 2,273. That makes it the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents.

Thenkarai village has 1,147 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thenkarai has about 982 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Thenkarai is 630207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thenkarai covers 694.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thenkarai falls under Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thenkarai is Kallal, 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 Thenkarai.

Thenkarai is about 33 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thenkarai is in Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district. Sankarapatti is about 13 km away. Kallal is about 15 km away. Tirupathur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.