# Thirukanai Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Madurai North, Madurai 

# Thirukanai

Thirukanai is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625122**. The 2011 Census counted **335 people in 88 households**, the 105th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 335people (2011)
- 88households
- 80.8%literacy
- 625122PIN code

## Thirukanai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thirukanai is 625122.** Thirukanai falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625122
- Gram panchayatPanaikulam
- Community development blockMadurai East
- Census village code640645

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thirukanai from nearby towns?

- Madurai North (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)22 km by road
- Melur (nearest town)11 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 Thirukanai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Thirukanai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruvadavur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Melur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Therku Theru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 Thirukanai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Thirukanai

Of every 100 households in Thirukanai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Thirukanai · ■ Madurai North rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**64%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**63%

Use banking services ****47%**

**46%

Television ****88%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Thirukanai?

■ Thirukanai · ■ Madurai North rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**936

Working population ****63.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 67.3% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (64%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (24%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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

- Vellaikuppam387 people
- Vilathur344 people
- Illuppakudi341 people
- Jothiapatti341 people
- Vadugapatti335 people
- Paraipatti317 people
- Mailangundu288 people
- Chittakkur282 people

[All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thirukanai?625122
- How far is Thirukanai from Madurai?22 km by road
- What is the population of Thirukanai?335 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thirukanai in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thirukanai?80.8% (Census 2011)