# Thenur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/thenur/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Thenur Thenur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603002**. The 2011 Census counted **833 people in 207 households**, the 86th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 833people (2011) - 207households - 70.8%literacy - 603002PIN code ## Thenur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenur is 603002.** Thenur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603002 - Gram panchayatPattaravakkam - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629505 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thenur from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)35 km by road - Chengalpattu (nearest town)5 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 Thenur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Thenur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Thenur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 2% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Thenur Of every 100 households in Thenur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thenur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****12%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **60% Tap water ****93%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **48% Use banking services ****33%** **48% Television ****88%** **91% Mobile phone ****75%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****55%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **85% 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 Thenur? ■ Thenur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **969 Working population ****30.1%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 60.1% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 207 (82%) · **■** Marginal 10 (4%) 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 Chengalpattu - Hanumanthai851 people - Royalpattu842 people - Guruvanmedu841 people - Periyaputheri833 people - Acharavakkam822 people - Velichi821 people - Thirunilai811 people - Pandur804 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenur?603002 - How far is Thenur from Kancheepuram?35 km by road - What is the population of Thenur?833 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenur?70.8% (Census 2011)