Map of Thenkasi, India

Thenkasi is a city in Tamil Nadu, India, with a population of about 70,545. It lies at 8.9600°N, 77.3153°E. Thenkasi is about 2,186 km (1,358 mi) south of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sūrandai, 12 km to the east.

Thenkasi at a glance

Where is Thenkasi?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 36 min on the shortest day to 12 h 39 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Thenkasi

• Sūrandai — 12 km east
• Kadayanallur — 13 km north
• Puliyangudi — 26 km north
• Ambasamudram — 32 km southeast
• Punalūr — 44 km west
• Tirunelveli — 48 km southeast
• Nedumangād — 53 km southwest
• Rajapalaiyam — 61 km northeast
• Attingal — 62 km southwest
• Kovilpatti — 65 km east

Largest cities in Tamil Nadu

• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Coimbatore — 2,136,916
• Kallakurichi — 1,682,687
• Madurai — 1,465,625
• Tirunelveli — 1,435,844
• Tiruchirappalli — 1,022,518
• Tiruppur — 963,173
• Salem — 917,414
• Erode — 521,891
• Vellore — 484,690

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.