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About Thungavi Village

Thungavi is one of the larger villages in Madathukulam tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,872, made up of 4,005 males and 3,867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2555.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thungavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thungavi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Madathukulam
Pincode 642203
Area (hectares) 2555.32 hectares
Population 7,872
Male Population 4,005
Female Population 3,867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thungavi compares

By the 2011 count Thungavi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,733 residents. Its 2555.32 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Thungavi

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

Thungavi lies about 54 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Maivadi Road, about 7.0 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 Thungavi
Nearest railway station Maivadi Road 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Madathukulam 8.5 km
Nearest town Madattukkulam 8.5 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 54 km

Villages closest to Thungavi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thungavi village had a population of 7,872. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,733 residents.

Thungavi village has 4,005 males and 3,867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thungavi has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Thungavi is 642203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thungavi covers 2555.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thungavi falls under Madathukulam tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thungavi is Maivadi Road, about 7.0 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 Thungavi.

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

Thungavi is in Madathukulam tehsil of Tiruppur district. Maivadi Road is about 7.0 km away. Madathukulam is about 8.5 km away. Madattukkulam is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanthoni (3.1 km), Myvadi (3.5 km) and Metrathi (3.5 km).

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

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