# Thennilai Village, Aravakurichi, Karur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/aravakurichi/thennilai-635501/ Village · Aravakurichi, Karur # Thennilai Thennilai is a village in Aravakurichi sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639206**. The 2011 Census counted **2,581 people in 763 households**, the 21st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 2,581people (2011) - 763households - 74.9%literacy - 639206PIN 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 code639206 - Gram panchayatThennilai - Community development blockK.Paramathi - Census village code635501 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thennilai from nearby towns? - Aravakurichi (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Karur (district HQ)35 km by road - Vellakoil (nearest town)12 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 Thennilai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Thennilai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thennilai - ○Degree college10+ km · Vellakoil - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurukathi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Thennilai known for? The main crops are **sunflower, ground nut and sesame seeds**. Products made here include handlooms and blue metal. About 13% of the 2,611 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Thennilai Of every 100 households in Thennilai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Thennilai · ■ Aravakurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****20%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **66% Tap water ****58%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **46% Use banking services ****52%** **45% Television ****90%** **88% Mobile phone ****58%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****60%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **88% 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 Thennilai? ■ Thennilai · ■ Aravakurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864** **1018 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840** **929 Working population ****61.6%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 61.1% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 729 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 529 (33%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 211 (13%) · **■** Marginal 109 (7%) 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 Aravakurichi - Alamarathupatti3,113 people - Rajapuram2,747 people - Sendamangalam2,591 people - Munnur2,582 people - Thennilai2,569 people - Ammapatti2,525 people - Venjamangudalur2,367 people - Karudayampalayam2,347 people [All 56 villages in Aravakurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/aravakurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thennilai?639206 - How far is Thennilai from Karur?35 km by road - What is the population of Thennilai?2,581 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thennilai in?Karur district (Aravakurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thennilai?74.9% (Census 2011)