About Thenkazhani Village

Thenkazhani is a large village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,494, made up of 1,199 males and 1,295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thenkazhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thenkazhani village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Cheyyar
Pincode	604402
Area (hectares)	160.47 hectares
Population	2,494
Male Population	1,199
Female Population	1,295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 32 km distance

How Thenkazhani compares

By the 2011 count Thenkazhani is the 23rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 160.47 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Thenkazhani

Thenkazhani 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 Thenkazhani 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 32 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thenkazhani from other places

Thenkazhani lies about 73 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Mukundarayapuram, about 15 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 Thenkazhani
Nearest town	Arcot	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Mukundarayapuram	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheyyar	33 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	73 km

Villages closest to Thenkazhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thenkazhani village had a population of 2,494. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Thenkazhani village has 1,199 males and 1,295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thenkazhani has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Thenkazhani is 604402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thenkazhani covers 160.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Thenkazhani falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thenkazhani is Mukundarayapuram, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 32 km distance.

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

Thenkazhani is about 73 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thenkazhani is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Arcot is about 7.2 km away. Mukundarayapuram is about 15 km away. Cheyyar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.