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About Tenpottai Village

Tenpottai is one of the larger villages in Shenkottai tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,250, made up of 2,629 males and 2,621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 847.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627810, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tenpottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenpottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Shenkottai
Pincode 627810
Area (hectares) 847.92 hectares
Population 5,250
Male Population 2,629
Female Population 2,621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tenpottai compares

By the 2011 count Tenpottai is the 5th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,729 residents. Its 847.92 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Tenpottai

Tenpottai 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 Tenpottai 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tenpottai from other places

Tenpottai lies about 57 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Sengottai, about 2.1 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 Tenpottai
Nearest railway station Sengottai 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shenkottai 3.1 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 57 km

Villages closest to Tenpottai

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

Common questions about Tenpottai

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenpottai village had a population of 5,250. That makes it the 5th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,729 residents.

Tenpottai village has 2,629 males and 2,621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenpottai has about 997 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Tenpottai is 627810. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tenpottai covers 847.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tenpottai falls under Shenkottai tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tenpottai is Sengottai, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Tenpottai is about 57 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenpottai is in Shenkottai tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Sengottai is about 2.1 km away. Shenkottai is about 3.1 km away. Tirunelveli is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Periapillaivalasai (1.7 km), Kanakkupillaivalasai (2.9 km) and Sumaitheerthapuram (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tenpottai today is likely to be higher.

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