About Thumbakkam Village

Thumbakkam is a mid sized village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 265 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thumbakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumbakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Uthukkottai
Pincode	601102
Area (hectares)	76.17 hectares
Population	553
Male Population	265
Female Population	288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,087
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 35 km distance

How Thumbakkam compares

By the 2011 count Thumbakkam is the 68th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 76.17 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Thumbakkam

Thumbakkam 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 Thumbakkam 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 35 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thumbakkam from other places

Thumbakkam lies about 21 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Kavaraippettai, about 16 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 Thumbakkam
Tehsil headquarters	Uthukkottai	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kavaraippettai	16 km
Nearest town	Ponneri	20 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	21 km

Villages closest to Thumbakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumbakkam village had a population of 553. That makes it the 68th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Thumbakkam village has 265 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumbakkam has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Thumbakkam is 601102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thumbakkam covers 76.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thumbakkam falls under Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thumbakkam is Kavaraippettai, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 35 km distance.

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

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

Thumbakkam is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Uthukkottai is about 14 km away. Kavaraippettai is about 16 km away. Ponneri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.