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About Thavani Village

Thavani is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 551 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thavani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thavani village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604505
Area (hectares) 255.28 hectares
Population 1,086
Male Population 551
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 76 km distance

How Thavani compares

By the 2011 count Thavani is the 105th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 255.28 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 999.

Getting to Thavani

Thavani 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 Thavani 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 76 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thavani from other places

Thavani lies about 48 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 24 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 Thavani
Nearest town Arni 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 22 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 24 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 48 km

Villages closest to Thavani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thavani village had a population of 1,086. That makes it the 105th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Thavani village has 551 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thavani has about 971 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Thavani is 604505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thavani covers 255.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thavani falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thavani is Arni Road, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 76 km distance.

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

Thavani is about 48 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thavani is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Arni is about 20 km away. Vandavasi is about 22 km away. Arni Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melpalayam (under 2 km), Mahadevimangalam (1.6 km) and Alliyandal (2.4 km).

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

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