# Thenur, Madurai North, Madurai – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/thenur/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Thenur Thenur is a village in [Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/) sub-district of [Madurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **625402**. The 2011 Census counted **6,464 people in 1,692 households**, the 5th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 6,464people (2011) - 1,692households - 81.1%literacy - 625402PIN code ## Thenur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenur is 625402.** Thenur falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625402 - Gram panchayatThenur - Community development blockMadurai West - Census village code640615 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? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)24 km by road - Paravai (nearest town)7 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Thenur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Samayanallur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thiruvedagam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadipatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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, banana and sugarcane**. About 50% of the 765 hectares of village land is sown, and 374 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, 93 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thenur · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****37%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **64% Tap water ****96%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **63% Use banking services ****45%** **46% Television ****96%** **87% Mobile phone ****71%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****78%** **81% 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 · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850** **936 Working population ****43.6%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 73.4% for women. 60% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 233 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 771 (27%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,264 (45%) · **■** Marginal 517 (18%) 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 Madurai North - Kodikulam8,681 people - Uthangudi7,496 people - Kovilappangudi7,419 people - Kalikappan6,739 people - Kallandhiri6,232 people - Kulamangalam5,392 people - Podumbu5,252 people - Chettikulam4,970 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Other places named Thenur - Thenur · Village, Manapparai, Tiruchirappalli · 3,256 people - Thenur · Village, Kunnam, Perambalur · 2,747 people - Thenur · Village, Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai · 1,477 people - Thenur · Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram · 833 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenur?625402 - How far is Thenur from Madurai?24 km by road - What is the population of Thenur?6,464 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenur in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenur?81.1% (Census 2011)