# Thekkur Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur 

# Thekkur

Thekkur is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614902**. The 2011 Census counted **6,021 people in 1,478 households**, the 1st largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 6,021people (2011)
- 1,478households
- 70.9%literacy
- 614902PIN code

## Thekkur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thekkur is 614902.** Thekkur falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614902
- Gram panchayatThekkur, Karukadipatti
- Community development blockOrathanadu
- Census village code638910

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

## How far is Thekkur from nearby towns?

- Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Orathanadu (nearest town)12 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 Thekkur?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Thekkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Orathanadu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Thekkur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sugarcane**. About 79% of the 571 hectares of village land is sown, and 422 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 Thekkur

Of every 100 households in Thekkur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thekkur · ■ Orathanadu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**79%

Tap water ****98%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****33%**

**41%

Television ****93%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Thekkur?

■ Thekkur · ■ Orathanadu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**954

Working population ****49.6%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 61.5% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 683 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,363 (46%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 331 (11%) · **■** Marginal 582 (19%)

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 Orathanadu

- Neivelivadapathy5,774 people
- Alivoikkal5,053 people
- Kavalipatti4,695 people
- Pudur4,517 people

[All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thekkur?614902
- How far is Thekkur from Thanjavur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Thekkur?6,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thekkur in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thekkur?70.9% (Census 2011)