# Thenkarai Village, Tirupathur, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirupathur, Sivaganga 

# Thenkarai

Thenkarai is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630207**. The 2011 Census counted **2,273 people in 529 households**, the 41st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 2,273people (2011)
- 529households
- 76.6%literacy
- 630207PIN code

## Thenkarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thenkarai is 630207.** Thenkarai falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630207
- Gram panchayatSiravayal , Kambanur
- Community development blockKallal
- Census village code640025

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

## How far is Thenkarai from nearby towns?

- Tirupathur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ)38 km by road
- Tirupathur (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 Thenkarai?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Thenkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirupathur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirupathur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kunnakudi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Thenkarai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 6% of the 694 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Thenkarai

Of every 100 households in Thenkarai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thenkarai · ■ Tirupathur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**69%

Tap water ****89%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**80%

Use banking services ****41%**

**50%

Television ****82%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Thenkarai?

■ Thenkarai · ■ Tirupathur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**953

Working population ****39.0%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 67.7% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (34%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 196 (22%) · **■** Marginal 282 (32%)

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 Tirupathur

- Mampatti South2,487 people
- Eriyur2,353 people
- Manalur2,315 people
- Mallakottai2,277 people
- Melapatti2,272 people
- Thuvar2,260 people
- S.Pudur2,230 people
- Vaiakalathur2,229 people

[All 98 villages in Tirupathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/tirupathur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thenkarai?630207
- How far is Thenkarai from Sivaganga?38 km by road
- What is the population of Thenkarai?2,273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thenkarai in?Sivaganga district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thenkarai?76.6% (Census 2011)