About Thumbur Village

Thumbur is a mid sized village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 582 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thumbur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumbur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	606902
Area (hectares)	241.44 hectares
Population	1,161
Male Population	582
Female Population	579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 20 km distance

How Thumbur compares

By the 2011 count Thumbur is the 129th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 241.44 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Thumbur

Thumbur 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 Thumbur 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 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thumbur from other places

Thumbur lies about 42 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Madimangalam, about 13 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 Thumbur
Nearest railway station	Madimangalam	13 km
Nearest town	Arni	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polur	18 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	42 km

Villages closest to Thumbur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumbur village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 129th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Thumbur village has 582 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumbur has about 995 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Thumbur is 606902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thumbur covers 241.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thumbur falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thumbur is Madimangalam, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

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

Thumbur is about 42 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thumbur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Madimangalam is about 13 km away. Arni is about 14 km away. Polur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.