About Dhanakkarkulam Village

Dhanakkarkulam is one of the larger villages in Radhapuram tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,308, made up of 3,128 males and 3,180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3028.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanakkarkulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanakkarkulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Radhapuram
Pincode	627116
Area (hectares)	3028.32 hectares
Population	6,308
Male Population	3,128
Female Population	3,180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dhanakkarkulam compares

By the 2011 count Dhanakkarkulam is the 10th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents. Its 3028.32 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1036.

Getting to Dhanakkarkulam

Dhanakkarkulam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhanakkarkulam 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanakkarkulam from other places

Dhanakkarkulam lies about 54 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is N. Panakudi, 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 Dhanakkarkulam
Tehsil headquarters	Radhapuram	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	N. Panakudi	11 km
Nearest town	Pānakkudi	12 km
District headquarters	Tirunelveli	54 km

Villages closest to Dhanakkarkulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanakkarkulam village had a population of 6,308. That makes it the 10th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents.

Dhanakkarkulam village has 3,128 males and 3,180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanakkarkulam has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Dhanakkarkulam is 627116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanakkarkulam covers 3028.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanakkarkulam falls under Radhapuram tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Dhanakkarkulam is N. Panakudi, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Dhanakkarkulam is about 54 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanakkarkulam is in Radhapuram tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Radhapuram is about 5.0 km away. N. Panakudi is about 11 km away. Pānakkudi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.