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About Thirukkarugavur Village

Thirukkarugavur is a mid sized village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,872, made up of 932 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thirukkarugavur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thirukkarugavur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 614302
Area (hectares) 350.91 hectares
Population 1,872
Male Population 932
Female Population 940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thirukkarugavur compares

By the 2011 count Thirukkarugavur is the 47th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 350.91 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Thirukkarugavur

Thirukkarugavur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thirukkarugavur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thirukkarugavur from other places

Thirukkarugavur lies about 18 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Papanasam, about 6.1 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 Thirukkarugavur
Nearest railway station Papanasam 6.1 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 16 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 18 km

Villages closest to Thirukkarugavur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thirukkarugavur village had a population of 1,872. That makes it the 47th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Thirukkarugavur village has 932 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thirukkarugavur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Thirukkarugavur is 614302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thirukkarugavur covers 350.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thirukkarugavur falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thirukkarugavur is Papanasam, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Thirukkarugavur is about 18 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thirukkarugavur is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Papanasam is about 6.1 km away. Kumbakonam is about 16 km away. Thanjavur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ombathuveli (under 2 km), Edaiyiruppu (1.7 km) and Poondi I (1.8 km).

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

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