# Thengalpalayam Village, Rasipuram, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/thengalpalayam/ Village · Rasipuram, Namakkal # Thengalpalayam Thengalpalayam is a village in Rasipuram sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,467 people in 670 households**, the 27th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 2,467people (2011) - 670households - 73.3%literacy - 636301PIN code ## Thengalpalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thengalpalayam is 636301.** Thengalpalayam falls in Rasipuram sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636301 - Gram panchayatThengalpalayam - Community development blockVennanthur - Census village code634501 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thengalpalayam from nearby towns? - Rasipuram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)33 km by road - Athanur (nearest town)2 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 Thengalpalayam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Thengalpalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Athanur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rasipuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sowdapuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Thengalpalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 59% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Thengalpalayam Of every 100 households in Thengalpalayam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Thengalpalayam · ■ Rasipuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **88% Toilet within the home ****39%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **62% Tap water ****46%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **59% Use banking services ****46%** **37% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****71%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****52%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****88%** **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 Thengalpalayam? ■ Thengalpalayam · ■ Rasipuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **887 Working population ****60.6%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 64.7% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 532 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 599 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 341 (23%) · **■** Marginal 18 (1%) 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 Rasipuram - Thimmanaickenpatti3,357 people - Moolapallipatti2,795 people - Akkaraipatti2,618 people - Tho. Pachudaiampalayam2,531 people - Thiruppulinadu2,399 people - Edappulinadu2,309 people - Thoppapatti2,131 people - Molapalayam2,097 people [All 109 villages in Rasipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thengalpalayam?636301 - How far is Thengalpalayam from Namakkal?33 km by road - What is the population of Thengalpalayam?2,467 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thengalpalayam in?Namakkal district (Rasipuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thengalpalayam?73.3% (Census 2011)