About Thenkunam Village

Thenkunam is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 591 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thenkunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thenkunam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Ulundurpettai
Pincode	607201
Area (hectares)	414.41 hectares
Population	1,213
Male Population	591
Female Population	622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thenkunam compares

By the 2011 count Thenkunam is the 112th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 414.41 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Thenkunam

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

Thenkunam lies about 33 km from Viluppuram. 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 Thenkunam
Tehsil headquarters	Ulundurpettai	12 km
Nearest town	Ulundurpet	12 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	33 km

Villages closest to Thenkunam

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.

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Common questions about Thenkunam

As per the Census of India 2011, Thenkunam village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 112th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Thenkunam village has 591 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thenkunam has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Thenkunam covers 414.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Thenkunam notes the nearest railway station 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 Thenkunam.

Thenkunam is about 33 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thenkunam is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ulundurpettai is about 12 km away. Ulundurpet is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.