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About Thuraikkadu Village

Thuraikkadu is a large village in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,820, made up of 1,321 males and 1,499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614714, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thuraikkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thuraikkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Thiruthuraipoondi
Pincode 614714
Area (hectares) 405.13 hectares
Population 2,820
Male Population 1,321
Female Population 1,499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thuraikkadu compares

By the 2011 count Thuraikkadu is the 21st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents. Its 405.13 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Thuraikkadu

Thuraikkadu 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 Thuraikkadu 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 Thuraikkadu from other places

Thuraikkadu lies about 46 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Mutupet, about 2.1 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 Thuraikkadu
Nearest town Muthupet under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mutupet 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruthuraipoondi 22 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 46 km

Villages closest to Thuraikkadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thuraikkadu village had a population of 2,820. That makes it the 21st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents.

Thuraikkadu village has 1,321 males and 1,499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thuraikkadu has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Thuraikkadu is 614714. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thuraikkadu covers 405.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thuraikkadu falls under Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thuraikkadu is Mutupet, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Thuraikkadu.

Thuraikkadu is about 46 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thuraikkadu is in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Muthupet is about under 2 km away. Mutupet is about 2.1 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muthupet (under 2 km), Muthupet R F (under 2 km) and Salt Swampmuthupet R F (under 2 km).

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

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