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About Thonugal Village

Thonugal is a large village in Kovilpatti tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,227, made up of 1,082 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 944.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thonugal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thonugal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Kovilpatti
Pincode 628503
Area (hectares) 944.81 hectares
Population 2,227
Male Population 1,082
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thonugal compares

By the 2011 count Thonugal is the 20th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents. Its 944.81 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Thonugal

Thonugal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thonugal 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Therku Kalugumalai, Therku Mylodai, Therku Vandanam and Thirumalaipuram. 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 Thonugal

As per the Census of India 2011, Thonugal village had a population of 2,227. That makes it the 20th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents.

Thonugal village has 1,082 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thonugal has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Thonugal is 628503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thonugal covers 944.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thonugal falls under Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Thonugal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Thonugal is in Kovilpatti 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 Thonugal today is likely to be higher.

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