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About Tengapakkam Village

Tengapakkam is a small village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 80 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tengapakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tengapakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604207
Area (hectares) 109.68 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 80
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Tengapakkam compares

By the 2011 count Tengapakkam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 109.68 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Tengapakkam

Tengapakkam 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 Tengapakkam as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. 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 Tengapakkam from other places

Tengapakkam lies about 46 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, about 4.4 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 Tengapakkam
Nearest railway station Olakur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 9.4 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 46 km

Villages closest to Tengapakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tengapakkam village had a population of 159. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Tengapakkam village has 80 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tengapakkam has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Tengapakkam is 604207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tengapakkam covers 109.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tengapakkam falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tengapakkam is Olakur, about 4.4 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 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Tengapakkam.

Tengapakkam is about 46 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tengapakkam is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Olakur is about 4.4 km away. Tindivanam is about 9.4 km away. Viluppuram is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Evalur (2.2 km), Vairapuram (2.2 km) and Kilkaranai (2.4 km).

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

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