About Tharuvaikulam Village

Tharuvaikulam is one of the larger villages in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,325, made up of 3,758 males and 3,567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1728.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharuvaikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharuvaikulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Ottapidaram
Pincode	628105
Area (hectares)	1728.19 hectares
Population	7,325
Male Population	3,758
Female Population	3,567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tharuvaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Tharuvaikulam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 1728.19 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Tharuvaikulam

Tharuvaikulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tharuvaikulam 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tharuvaikulam from other places

Tharuvaikulam lies about 15 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Tuti Melur, about 9.9 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 Tharuvaikulam
Nearest town	Mappilaiurani	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Tuti Melur	9.9 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ottapidaram	17 km

Villages closest to Tharuvaikulam

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

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Common questions about Tharuvaikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharuvaikulam village had a population of 7,325. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Tharuvaikulam village has 3,758 males and 3,567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharuvaikulam has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Tharuvaikulam covers 1728.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tharuvaikulam falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tharuvaikulam is Tuti Melur, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Tharuvaikulam.

Tharuvaikulam is about 15 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharuvaikulam is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Mappilaiurani is about 7.6 km away. Tuti Melur is about 9.9 km away. Thoothukkudi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.