About Tenpalai Village

Tenpalai is a large village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,814, made up of 1,374 males and 1,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 831.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tenpalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenpalai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604151
Area (hectares)	831.74 hectares
Population	2,814
Male Population	1,374
Female Population	1,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 40 km distance

How Tenpalai compares

By the 2011 count Tenpalai is the 29th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 831.74 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 987.

Getting to Tenpalai

Tenpalai 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 Tenpalai 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 40 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tenpalai from other places

Tenpalai lies about 42 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tandarai, about 26 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 Tenpalai
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	10 km
Nearest railway station	Tandarai	26 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	42 km

Villages closest to Tenpalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenpalai village had a population of 2,814. That makes it the 29th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Tenpalai village has 1,374 males and 1,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenpalai has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Tenpalai is 604151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tenpalai covers 831.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tenpalai falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tenpalai is Tandarai, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 40 km distance.

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

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

Tenpalai is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 10 km away. Tandarai is about 26 km away. Viluppuram is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.