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About Thennathur Village

Thennathur is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,829, made up of 913 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thennathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thennathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604501
Area (hectares) 603.58 hectares
Population 1,829
Male Population 913
Female Population 916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 4 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 38 km distance

How Thennathur compares

By the 2011 count Thennathur is the 46th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 603.58 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Thennathur

Thennathur 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 Thennathur as Available within 4 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 38 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thennathur from other places

Thennathur lies about 74 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 23 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 Thennathur
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 8.9 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Pakkam 23 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 74 km

Villages closest to Thennathur

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 Thennathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Thennathur village had a population of 1,829. That makes it the 46th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Thennathur village has 913 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thennathur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Thennathur is 604501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thennathur covers 603.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thennathur is Pakkam, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 38 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 4 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thennathur.

Thennathur is about 74 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thennathur is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 8.9 km away. Vandavāsi is about 8.9 km away. Pakkam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ariyathur (2.9 km), Karam (3.1 km) and Kosapattu (3.2 km).

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

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