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About Thirukkandeeswaram Village

Thirukkandeeswaram is a mid sized village in Nannilam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,549, made up of 779 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thirukkandeeswaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thirukkandeeswaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Nannilam
Pincode 609504
Area (hectares) 280.22 hectares
Population 1,549
Male Population 779
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thirukkandeeswaram compares

By the 2011 count Thirukkandeeswaram is the 35th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents. Its 280.22 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Thirukkandeeswaram

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

How far is Thirukkandeeswaram from other places

Thirukkandeeswaram lies about 12 km from Thiruvarur. 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 Thirukkandeeswaram
Tehsil headquarters Nannilam 2.1 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 12 km

Villages closest to Thirukkandeeswaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thirukkandeeswaram village had a population of 1,549. That makes it the 35th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents.

Thirukkandeeswaram village has 779 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thirukkandeeswaram has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Thirukkandeeswaram is 609504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thirukkandeeswaram covers 280.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thirukkandeeswaram falls under Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Thirukkandeeswaram notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Thirukkandeeswaram is about 12 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thirukkandeeswaram is in Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Nannilam is about 2.1 km away. Thiruvarur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alangudi (1.7 km), Moolamangalam (2.0 km) and Nannilam (2.1 km).

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

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