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About Thambikottai Melakkadu Village

Thambikottai Melakkadu is a large village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,613, made up of 1,227 males and 1,386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 653.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thambikottai Melakkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thambikottai Melakkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614704
Area (hectares) 653.65 hectares
Population 2,613
Male Population 1,227
Female Population 1,386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thambikottai Melakkadu compares

By the 2011 count Thambikottai Melakkadu is the 38th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 653.65 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Thambikottai Melakkadu

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

Thambikottai Melakkadu lies about 57 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Mutupet, about 6.4 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 Thambikottai Melakkadu
Nearest town Muthupet 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Mutupet 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 15 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 57 km

Villages closest to Thambikottai Melakkadu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pattukkottai 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 Thambikottai Melakkadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Thambikottai Melakkadu village had a population of 2,613. That makes it the 38th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Thambikottai Melakkadu village has 1,227 males and 1,386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thambikottai Melakkadu has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Thambikottai Melakkadu is 614704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thambikottai Melakkadu covers 653.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thambikottai Melakkadu falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thambikottai Melakkadu is Mutupet, about 6.4 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 Thambikottai Melakkadu.

Thambikottai Melakkadu is about 57 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thambikottai Melakkadu is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Muthupet is about 5.5 km away. Mutupet is about 6.4 km away. Pattukkottai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thambikottai Vadakadu (1.9 km), Krishnapuram (3.0 km) and Parakakalakottai (3.2 km).

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

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