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About Dhanam Village

Dhanam is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 537 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 607201
Area (hectares) 469.44 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 537
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanam compares

By the 2011 count Dhanam is the 122nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 469.44 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dhanam

Dhanam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanam 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 Dhanam from other places

Dhanam lies about 38 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 19 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 Dhanam
Nearest town Tirukkoyilur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 19 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 19 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 38 km

Villages closest to Dhanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanam village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Dhanam village has 537 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanam has about 985 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Dhanam is 607201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanam covers 469.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanam falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Dhanam is Tirukkovilur, about 19 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 Dhanam.

Dhanam is about 38 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanam is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkoyilur is about 18 km away. Ulundurpettai is about 19 km away. Tirukkovilur 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 Mayiladunthangal (under 2 km), Pallavadi (under 2 km) and Pallaiyarpalaiyam (2.5 km).

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

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