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About Thiruthangal Village

Thiruthangal is one of the larger villages in Sivakasi tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,504, made up of 4,743 males and 4,761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 790.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 624130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thiruthangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thiruthangal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Sivakasi
Pincode 624130
Area (hectares) 790.2 hectares
Population 9,504
Male Population 4,743
Female Population 4,761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thiruthangal compares

By the 2011 count Thiruthangal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents. Its 790.2 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Thiruthangal

Thiruthangal 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 Thiruthangal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thiruthangal from other places

Thiruthangal lies about 18 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Tiruttangal, about under 2 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 Thiruthangal
Nearest railway station Tiruttangal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sivakasi 3.2 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 18 km

Villages closest to Thiruthangal

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 Thiruthangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Thiruthangal village had a population of 9,504. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents.

Thiruthangal village has 4,743 males and 4,761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thiruthangal has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Thiruthangal is 624130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thiruthangal covers 790.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Thiruthangal is Tiruttangal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thiruthangal.

Thiruthangal is about 18 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thiruthangal is in Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Tiruttangal is about under 2 km away. Sivakasi is about 3.2 km away. Virudhunagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiltiruthangal (under 2 km), Naranapuram (4.4 km) and Anaiyur (5.4 km).

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

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