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About Avikkarai Village

Avikkarai is a mid sized village in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 596 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Avikkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Avikkarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvaiyaru
Pincode 613202
Area (hectares) 79.78 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 596
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Avikkarai compares

By the 2011 count Avikkarai is the 57th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 79.78 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Avikkarai

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

Avikkarai lies about 8.8 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Titte, about 7.9 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 Avikkarai
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvaiyaru 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Titte 7.9 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 8.8 km

Villages closest to Avikkarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Avikkarai village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 57th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Avikkarai village has 596 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Avikkarai has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Avikkarai is 613202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Avikkarai covers 79.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Avikkarai falls under Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Avikkarai is Titte, about 7.9 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 Avikkarai.

Avikkarai is about 8.8 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Avikkarai is in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district. Thiruvaiyaru is about 2.9 km away. Titte is about 7.9 km away. Thanjavur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandiyur (under 2 km), Kalayanapuram (under 2 km) and Kalayanapuram I Sethi (under 2 km).

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

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