About Thoppalakarai Village

Thoppalakarai is a mid sized village in Aruppukkottai tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,899, made up of 925 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1076.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thoppalakarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thoppalakarai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Aruppukkottai
Pincode	626114
Area (hectares)	1076.77 hectares
Population	1,899
Male Population	925
Female Population	974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thoppalakarai compares

By the 2011 count Thoppalakarai is the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 1076.77 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Thoppalakarai

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

Thoppalakarai lies about 35 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Tiruchchuli, about 20 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 Thoppalakarai
Nearest railway station	Tiruchchuli	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Aruppukkottai	23 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	35 km

Villages closest to Thoppalakarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thoppalakarai village had a population of 1,899. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Thoppalakarai village has 925 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thoppalakarai has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Thoppalakarai is 626114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thoppalakarai covers 1076.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thoppalakarai falls under Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thoppalakarai is Tiruchchuli, about 20 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 village for Thoppalakarai.

Thoppalakarai is about 35 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thoppalakarai is in Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Tiruchchuli is about 20 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 23 km away. Virudhunagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.