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About Tenkarai Village

Tenkarai is a mid sized village in Rajapalayam tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 454 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1365.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tenkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenkarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Rajapalayam
Pincode 626136
Area (hectares) 1365.16 hectares
Population 918
Male Population 454
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tenkarai compares

By the 2011 count Tenkarai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents. Its 1365.16 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Tenkarai

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

Tenkarai lies about 43 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Rajapalaiyam, about 14 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 Tenkarai
Nearest railway station Rajapalaiyam 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajapalayam 14 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 43 km

Villages closest to Tenkarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenkarai village had a population of 918. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents.

Tenkarai village has 454 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenkarai has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Tenkarai is 626136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tenkarai covers 1365.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tenkarai falls under Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tenkarai is Rajapalaiyam, about 14 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 Tenkarai.

Tenkarai is about 43 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenkarai is in Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Rajapalaiyam is about 14 km away. Rajapalayam is about 14 km away. Virudhunagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadagarai (under 2 km), Kuruchiyarpatti (2.8 km) and Korukkampatti (3.6 km).

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

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