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About Terku Ilandaikulam Village

Terku Ilandaikulam is a large village in Kovilpatti tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,791, made up of 1,895 males and 1,896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1642.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628952, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Terku Ilandaikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Terku Ilandaikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Kovilpatti
Pincode 628952
Area (hectares) 1642.22 hectares
Population 3,791
Male Population 1,895
Female Population 1,896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Terku Ilandaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Terku Ilandaikulam is the 4th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents. Its 1642.22 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Terku Ilandaikulam

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

Terku Ilandaikulam lies about 46 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kadambur, about 11 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 Terku Ilandaikulam
Nearest railway station Kadambur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kovilpatti 26 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 46 km

Villages closest to Terku Ilandaikulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kovilpatti 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 Terku Ilandaikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Terku Ilandaikulam village had a population of 3,791. That makes it the 4th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents.

Terku Ilandaikulam village has 1,895 males and 1,896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Terku Ilandaikulam has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Terku Ilandaikulam is 628952. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Terku Ilandaikulam covers 1642.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Terku Ilandaikulam falls under Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Terku Ilandaikulam is Kadambur, about 11 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 Terku Ilandaikulam.

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

Terku Ilandaikulam is in Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kadambur is about 11 km away. Kovilpatti is about 26 km away. Thoothukkudi is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadakku Ilandaikulam (2.6 km), Panikkarkulam (4.3 km) and Ahilandapuram (4.7 km).

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

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