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About Thurumbur Village

Thurumbur is a large village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,586, made up of 1,298 males and 1,288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thurumbur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thurumbur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 612301
Area (hectares) 334.95 hectares
Population 2,586
Male Population 1,298
Female Population 1,288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thurumbur compares

By the 2011 count Thurumbur is the 23rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 334.95 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Thurumbur

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

Thurumbur lies about 29 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Sundaraperumal Kovil, about 5.4 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 Thurumbur
Nearest railway station Sundaraperumal Kovil 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 8.1 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 9.4 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 29 km

Villages closest to Thurumbur

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 Thurumbur

As per the Census of India 2011, Thurumbur village had a population of 2,586. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Thurumbur village has 1,298 males and 1,288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thurumbur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Thurumbur is 612301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thurumbur covers 334.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Thurumbur is Sundaraperumal Kovil, about 5.4 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 Thurumbur.

Thurumbur is about 29 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thurumbur is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Sundaraperumal Kovil is about 5.4 km away. Papanasam is about 8.1 km away. Kumbakonam is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adhanur (under 2 km), Olaipadi (under 2 km) and Konthagai (under 2 km).

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

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