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About Terku Devadanam Village

Terku Devadanam is a large village in Rajapalayam tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,373, made up of 1,202 males and 1,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Terku Devadanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Terku Devadanam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Rajapalayam
Pincode 626145
Area (hectares) 563.85 hectares
Population 2,373
Male Population 1,202
Female Population 1,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Terku Devadanam compares

By the 2011 count Terku Devadanam is the 23rd largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents. Its 563.85 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Terku Devadanam

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

Terku Devadanam lies about 57 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Rajapalaiyam, about 13 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 Terku Devadanam
Nearest town Settūr 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajapalayam 12 km
Nearest railway station Rajapalaiyam 13 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 57 km

Villages closest to Terku Devadanam

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 Terku Devadanam

As per the Census of India 2011, Terku Devadanam village had a population of 2,373. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents.

Terku Devadanam village has 1,202 males and 1,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Terku Devadanam has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Terku Devadanam is 626145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Terku Devadanam covers 563.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Terku Devadanam falls under Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Terku Devadanam is Rajapalaiyam, about 13 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 Terku Devadanam.

Terku Devadanam is about 57 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Terku Devadanam is in Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Settūr is about 2.8 km away. Rajapalayam is about 12 km away. Rajapalaiyam is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadakkudevadanam (under 2 km), Kovilur (under 2 km) and Settur Rf (2.8 km).

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

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