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About Terku Kalmedu Village

Terku Kalmedu is a mid sized village in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,320, made up of 670 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1394.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Terku Kalmedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Terku Kalmedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ottapidaram
Pincode 628105
Area (hectares) 1394.66 hectares
Population 1,320
Male Population 670
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Terku Kalmedu compares

By the 2011 count Terku Kalmedu is the 38th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 1394.66 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Terku Kalmedu

Terku Kalmedu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Terku Kalmedu 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. The nearest villages by name are Savarimangalam, Sillanatham, Sillangulam and Sindalakottai. 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 Terku Kalmedu

As per the Census of India 2011, Terku Kalmedu village had a population of 1,320. That makes it the 38th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Terku Kalmedu village has 670 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Terku Kalmedu has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Terku Kalmedu is 628105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Terku Kalmedu covers 1394.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Terku Kalmedu falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Terku Kalmedu 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 village for Terku Kalmedu.

Terku Kalmedu is in Ottapidaram 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 Terku Kalmedu today is likely to be higher.

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