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About Thandarai Village

Thandarai is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 508 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605758, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thandarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thandarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605758
Area (hectares) 383.95 hectares
Population 993
Male Population 508
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thandarai compares

By the 2011 count Thandarai is the 145th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 383.95 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 970.

Getting to Thandarai

Thandarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thandarai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Thandarai from other places

Thandarai lies about 30 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Adichchanur, about 6.7 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 Thandarai
Nearest railway station Adichchanur 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 12 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 30 km

Villages closest to Thandarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thandarai village had a population of 993. That makes it the 145th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Thandarai village has 508 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thandarai has about 955 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 970.

The pincode recorded for Thandarai is 605758. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thandarai covers 383.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thandarai falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thandarai is Adichchanur, about 6.7 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 <5 km distance for Thandarai.

Thandarai is about 30 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thandarai is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Adichchanur is about 6.7 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oddampattu (1.9 km), Arunapuram (2.3 km) and Kallandal (3.1 km).

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

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