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About Thenagaram Village

Thenagaram is a mid sized village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 359 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thenagaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thenagaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606802
Area (hectares) 215.89 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 359
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 18 km distance

How Thenagaram compares

By the 2011 count Thenagaram is the 156th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 215.89 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Thenagaram

Thenagaram 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 Thenagaram 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 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thenagaram from other places

Thenagaram lies about 34 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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 Thenagaram
Tehsil headquarters Polur 1.6 km
Nearest town Polūr 1.6 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 34 km

Villages closest to Thenagaram

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.

Common questions about Thenagaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Thenagaram village had a population of 739. That makes it the 156th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Thenagaram village has 359 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thenagaram has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Thenagaram is 606802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thenagaram covers 215.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Thenagaram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 18 km distance.

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

Thenagaram is about 34 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thenagaram is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Polur is about 1.6 km away. Polūr is about 1.6 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Renderipattu (under 2 km), Kunnathur (under 2 km) and Perigaram (1.8 km).

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

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