# Thenur Village, Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai 

# Thenur

Thenur is a village in Ponnamaravathi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,477 people in 383 households**, the 22nd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 1,477people (2011)
- 383households
- 69.9%literacy
- 622401PIN code

## Thenur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thenur is 622401.** Thenur falls in Ponnamaravathi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622401
- Gram panchayatThenur
- Community development blockPonnamaravathi
- Census village code639552

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?

- Ponnamaravathi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)35 km by road
- Ponnamaravathi (nearest town)8 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Thenur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ponnamaravathi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thekkattur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thekkattur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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, ground nut and brinjal**. About 18% of the 801 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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, 89 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thenur · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**77%

Tap water ****81%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**84%

Use banking services ****42%**

**48%

Television ****82%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**951

Working population ****54.4%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 58.9% for women. 64% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 150 (19%) · **■** Marginal 479 (60%)

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 Ponnamaravathi

- Kallampattii1,793 people
- Thuthur1,717 people
- Sevalur1,677 people
- Kandianatham1,661 people
- Arasamalai1,465 people
- Mullipatti1,244 people
- Mathiyani1,173 people
- Nerinjikudi1,137 people

[All 49 villages in Ponnamaravathi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thenur?622401
- How far is Thenur from Pudukkottai?35 km by road
- What is the population of Thenur?1,477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thenur in?Pudukkottai district (Ponnamaravathi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thenur?69.9% (Census 2011)
