About Thumbalam Village

Thumbalam is a large village in Musiri tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,333, made up of 2,172 males and 2,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1041.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thumbalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumbalam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil	Musiri
Pincode	621211
Area (hectares)	1041.25 hectares
Population	4,333
Male Population	2,172
Female Population	2,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thumbalam compares

By the 2011 count Thumbalam is the 10th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 1041.25 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Thumbalam

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

Thumbalam lies about 38 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Timmachipuram, 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 Thumbalam
Tehsil headquarters	Musiri	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Timmachipuram	11 km
District headquarters	Tiruchirappalli	38 km

Villages closest to Thumbalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumbalam village had a population of 4,333. That makes it the 10th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Thumbalam village has 2,172 males and 2,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumbalam has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Thumbalam is 621211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thumbalam covers 1041.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thumbalam falls under Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thumbalam is Timmachipuram, 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 Thumbalam.

Thumbalam is about 38 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thumbalam is in Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Musiri is about 8.7 km away. Timmachipuram is about 11 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.