About Thekkur Village

Thekkur is one of the larger villages in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,021, made up of 2,961 males and 3,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thekkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekkur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Orathanadu
Pincode	614902
Area (hectares)	570.81 hectares
Population	6,021
Male Population	2,961
Female Population	3,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Thekkur compares

By the 2011 count Thekkur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 570.81 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Thekkur

Thekkur 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 Thekkur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thekkur from other places

Thekkur lies about 21 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kudikadu, about 20 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 Thekkur
Tehsil headquarters	Orathanadu	7.1 km
Nearest town	Nānjikkottai	15 km
Nearest railway station	Kudikadu	20 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	21 km

Villages closest to Thekkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekkur village had a population of 6,021. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Thekkur village has 2,961 males and 3,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekkur has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Thekkur is 614902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thekkur covers 570.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thekkur falls under Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thekkur is Kudikadu, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thekkur.

Thekkur is about 21 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thekkur is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Orathanadu is about 7.1 km away. Nānjikkottai is about 15 km away. Kudikadu is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.