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About Athikinar Village

Athikinar is a mid sized village in Ettayapuram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 406 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628720, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athikinar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athikinar village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ettayapuram
Pincode 628720
Area (hectares) 673.23 hectares
Population 839
Male Population 406
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Athikinar compares

By the 2011 count Athikinar is the 33rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 673.23 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1058.

Getting to Athikinar

Athikinar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Athikinar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ayan Karisalkulam, Ayan Vadamalaipuram, Ayyakottaiyur and Chidambarapuram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Athikinar

As per the Census of India 2011, Athikinar village had a population of 839. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Athikinar village has 406 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athikinar has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Athikinar is 628720. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athikinar covers 673.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Athikinar falls under Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Athikinar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Athikinar.

Athikinar is in Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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