# Thennankudy Village, Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/thirunallar-taluk/thennankudy/ Village · Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal # Thennankudy Thennankudy is a village in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609607**. The 2011 Census counted **2,321 people in 605 households**, the 11th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 2,321people (2011) - 605households - 85.0%literacy - 609607PIN code ## Thennankudy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thennankudy is 609607.** Thennankudy falls in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code609607 - Gram panchayatSellur - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code645008 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thennankudy from nearby towns? - Karaikal (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Karaikal (district HQ)8 km by road - Karaikal (nearest town)8 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Thennankudy? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Thennankudy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirunallar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karaikal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirumalirayanpattinam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thennankudy known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and black gram**. Products made here include cotton yarn. About 54% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Thennankudy Of every 100 households in Thennankudy in 2011, 94 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thennankudy · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****34%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **54% Tap water ****80%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **46% Use banking services ****61%** **71% Television ****70%** **72% Mobile phone ****67%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****32%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **10% Own their home ****88%** **82% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Thennankudy? ■ Thennankudy · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **1039 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****777** **933 Working population ****36.3%** **34.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 79.3% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 67 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (20%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 484 (57%) · **■** Marginal 117 (14%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Thirunallar Taluk - Nallazhundur3,575 people - Pettai3,192 people - Ponbethy2,604 people - Sellur2,482 people - Thevamapuram2,305 people - Puthakudy2,304 people - Melakasakudy2,140 people - Keezhavoor1,119 people [All 16 villages in Thirunallar Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/thirunallar-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thennankudy?609607 - How far is Thennankudy from Karaikal?8 km by road - What is the population of Thennankudy?2,321 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thennankudy in?Karaikal district (Thirunallar Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Thennankudy?85.0% (Census 2011)