About Terkunam Village

Terkunam is a large village in Vanur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,602, made up of 1,279 males and 1,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Terkunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Terkunam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Vanur
Pincode	604102
Area (hectares)	419.53 hectares
Population	2,602
Male Population	1,279
Female Population	1,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within 3 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 20 km distance

How Terkunam compares

By the 2011 count Terkunam is the 20th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents. Its 419.53 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Terkunam

Terkunam 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 Terkunam as Available within 3 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Terkunam from other places

Terkunam lies about 32 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 15 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 Terkunam
Tehsil headquarters	Vanur	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Mailam	15 km
Nearest town	Tindivanam	16 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	32 km

Villages closest to Terkunam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Terkunam village had a population of 2,602. That makes it the 20th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents.

Terkunam village has 1,279 males and 1,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Terkunam has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Terkunam is 604102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Terkunam covers 419.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Terkunam falls under Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Terkunam is Mailam, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 3 km distance and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Terkunam.

Terkunam is about 32 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Terkunam is in Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vanur is about 9.2 km away. Mailam is about 15 km away. Tindivanam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.