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About Thachur Village

Thachur is a mid sized village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,845, made up of 893 males and 952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thachur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thachur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Kallakkurichi
Pincode 606202
Area (hectares) 479 hectares
Population 1,845
Male Population 893
Female Population 952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thachur compares

By the 2011 count Thachur is the 80th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 479 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Thachur

Thachur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thachur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thachur from other places

Thachur lies about 19 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Perani, about 2.8 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 Thachur
Nearest railway station Perani 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kallakkurichi 19 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 19 km
Nearest town Villupuram 19 km

Villages closest to Thachur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thachur village had a population of 1,845. That makes it the 80th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Thachur village has 893 males and 952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thachur has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Thachur is 606202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thachur covers 479 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thachur falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thachur is Perani, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Thachur is about 19 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thachur is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. Perani is about 2.8 km away. Kallakkurichi is about 19 km away. Viluppuram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ammaiyagaram (2.8 km), Bangaram (2.8 km) and Vettiperumalagaram (2.8 km).

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

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