Village · Aravakurichi, Karur # Thennilai Thennilai is a village in Aravakurichi sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 639206. The 2011 Census counted 2,569 people in 837 households, the 22nd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 2,569 people (2011) - 837 households - 76.0% literacy - 639206 PIN code ## Thennilai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Thennilai is 639206. Thennilai falls in Aravakurichi sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 639206 - Gram panchayat Thennilai - Community development block K.Paramathi - Census village code 635500 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Thennilai from nearby towns? - Aravakurichi (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Karur (district HQ) 30 km by road - Vellakoil (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Thennilai? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Thennilai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 2 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Vellakoil - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kurukathi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thennilai known for? The main crops are corn, sun flower and ground nut. Products made here include handlooms. About 16% of the 2,344 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Thennilai Of every 100 households in Thennilai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Thennilai · ■ Aravakurichi rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 91% - Toilet within the home 41% 33% - No toilet (open defecation) 54% 66% - Tap water 86% 79% - Drinking water within premises 7% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 50% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 44% 46% - Use banking services 59% 45% - Television 95% 88% - Mobile phone 80% 67% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 60% 49% - Car / jeep / van 5% 4% - None of these assets 2% 5% - Own their home 92% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Thennilai? ■ Thennilai · ■ Aravakurichi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.0% 69.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1023 1018 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 929 - Working population 66.6% 59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 68.0% for women. 74% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 530 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 684 (40%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 362 (21%) · ■ Marginal 122 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Aravakurichi - Rajapuram 2,747 people - Sendamangalam 2,591 people - Munnur 2,582 people - Thennilai 2,581 people - Ammapatti 2,525 people - Venjamangudalur 2,367 people - Karudayampalayam 2,347 people - Thumbivadi 2,320 people All 56 villages in Aravakurichi ## Other places named Thennilai - Thennilai · Village, Kadavur, Karur · 4,323 people - Thennilai · Village, Aravakurichi, Karur · 3,485 people - Thennilai · Village, Aravakurichi, Karur · 2,581 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thennilai? 639206 - How far is Thennilai from Karur? 30 km by road - What is the population of Thennilai? 2,569 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thennilai in? Karur district (Aravakurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thennilai? 76.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/aravakurichi/thennilai-635500/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.