# Thenkumarapalayam Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/thenkumarapalayam/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Thenkumarapalayam Thenkumarapalayam is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642054**. The 2011 Census counted **3,222 people in 1,019 households**, the 35th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 3,222people (2011) - 1,019households - 69.5%literacy - 642054PIN code ## Thenkumarapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenkumarapalayam is 642054.** Thenkumarapalayam falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642054 - Gram panchayatThenkumarapalayam - Community development blockPollachi South - Census village code644571 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thenkumarapalayam from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)56 km by road - Samathur (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 Thenkumarapalayam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Thenkumarapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devanurpudhur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thippampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Angalakurichi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Thenkumarapalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, maize and ground nut**. Products made here include coir and brooms. About 79% of the 862 hectares of village land is sown, and 507 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 Thenkumarapalayam Of every 100 households in Thenkumarapalayam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Thenkumarapalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****25%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **54% Tap water ****96%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **56% Use banking services ****38%** **45% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****58%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **84% 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 Thenkumarapalayam? ■ Thenkumarapalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **971 Working population ****58.9%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 60.8% for women. 69% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 192 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,023 (54%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 625 (33%) · **■** Marginal 18 (1%) 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 Pollachi - Chettiakkapalayam3,370 people - Thalakkarai3,358 people - Andipalayam3,315 people - Arthanaripalayam3,233 people - Puliampatti3,159 people - Kulakkalpalayam3,042 people - Devarayapuram2,931 people - Thensangampalayam2,896 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenkumarapalayam?642054 - How far is Thenkumarapalayam from Coimbatore?56 km by road - What is the population of Thenkumarapalayam?3,222 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenkumarapalayam in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenkumarapalayam?69.5% (Census 2011)