# Thenpalanji Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/thenpalanji/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Thenpalanji Thenpalanji is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625021**. The 2011 Census counted **1,543 people in 431 households**, the 26th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,543people (2011) - 431households - 68.8%literacy - 625021PIN code ## Thenpalanji PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenpalanji is 625021.** Thenpalanji falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625021 - Gram panchayatVadapalanji - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641025 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thenpalanji from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)13 km by road - Thiruparankundram (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 Thenpalanji? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Thenpalanji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karadipatti - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vadapalanji - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thanakkankulam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Thenpalanji known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and bajra**. About 20% of the 436 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Thenpalanji Of every 100 households in Thenpalanji in 2011, 85 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thenpalanji · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **93% Toilet within the home ****17%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **64% Tap water ****99%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **47% Use banking services ****39%** **50% Television ****74%** **86% Mobile phone ****63%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **6% Own their home ****90%** **77% 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 Thenpalanji? ■ Thenpalanji · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075** **962 Working population ****63.1%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 60.6% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 305 (31%) · **■** Marginal 539 (55%) 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 South - Nilaiyur1,789 people - Achampattu1,712 people - Valayapatti1,707 people - sakkilipatti1,557 people - Melamathur1,539 people - Pappanodai1,503 people - Viradhanur1,442 people - Erkudi1,435 people [All 50 villages in Madurai South](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenpalanji?625021 - How far is Thenpalanji from Madurai?13 km by road - What is the population of Thenpalanji?1,543 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenpalanji in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenpalanji?68.8% (Census 2011)