Skip to main content

About Tachchakkudi Village

Tachchakkudi is a large village in Sivakasi tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,521, made up of 1,267 males and 1,254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tachchakkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tachchakkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Sivakasi
Pincode 626138
Area (hectares) 765.16 hectares
Population 2,521
Male Population 1,267
Female Population 1,254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tachchakkudi compares

By the 2011 count Tachchakkudi is the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents. Its 765.16 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1017.

Getting to Tachchakkudi

Tachchakkudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tachchakkudi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tachchakkudi from other places

Tachchakkudi lies about 26 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Sivakasi, about 11 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 Tachchakkudi
Nearest railway station Sivakasi 11 km
Nearest town Srivilliputhur 11 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 26 km

Villages closest to Tachchakkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tachchakkudi village had a population of 2,521. That makes it the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents.

Tachchakkudi village has 1,267 males and 1,254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tachchakkudi has about 990 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 1017.

The pincode recorded for Tachchakkudi is 626138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tachchakkudi covers 765.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tachchakkudi falls under Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tachchakkudi is Sivakasi, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tachchakkudi.

Tachchakkudi is about 26 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tachchakkudi is in Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Sivakasi is about 11 km away. Srivilliputhur is about 11 km away. Virudhunagar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnaperi (2.9 km), Vijayakarisalkulam (3.1 km) and Lakshmipuram (4.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All