About Thekkalur Village

Thekkalur is one of the larger villages in Avanashi tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,688, made up of 6,076 males and 6,612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2141.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 641654, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thekkalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekkalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Avanashi
Pincode	641654
Area (hectares)	2141.91 hectares
Population	12,688
Male Population	6,076
Female Population	6,612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,088
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Thekkalur compares

By the 2011 count Thekkalur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents. Its 2141.91 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Thekkalur

Thekkalur 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 Thekkalur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Thekkalur from other places

Thekkalur lies about 16 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Vanjipalaiyam, about 6.8 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 Thekkalur
Nearest town	Karumattampatti	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Vanjipalaiyam	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Avanashi	7.6 km
District headquarters	Tiruppur	16 km

Villages closest to Thekkalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekkalur village had a population of 12,688. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents.

Thekkalur village has 6,076 males and 6,612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekkalur has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Thekkalur is 641654. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thekkalur covers 2141.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thekkalur falls under Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thekkalur is Vanjipalaiyam, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance for Thekkalur.

Thekkalur is about 16 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thekkalur is in Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district. Karumattampatti is about 5.8 km away. Vanjipalaiyam is about 6.8 km away. Avanashi is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.