# Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu 

# Tiruchendur

Tiruchendur is a sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **310,945 people**, 10 towns and 47 villages (46 inhabited). The largest village is Paramankurichi (9,181 people).

- 310,945people (2011)
- 47villages
- 10towns
- 90.6%literacy

## Population of Tiruchendur compared with Thoothukkudi

■ Tiruchendur · ■ Thoothukkudi district

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**963

Working population ****35.8%**

**42.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tiruchendur

Of every 100 households in Tiruchendur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tiruchendur · ■ Thoothukkudi district

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**46%

Tap water ****86%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**50%

Use banking services ****60%**

**54%

Television ****88%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****77%**

**72%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Tiruchendur

- Kayalpattinam40,588 people
- Tiruchendur32,171 people
- Arumuganeri27,266 people
- Udangudi19,738 people
- Nazerath16,584 people
- Athur10,138 people
- Alwarthirunagiri9,289 people
- Veerapandianpattinam6,015 people
- Thenthiruperai4,934 people
- Kanam3,134 people

## Largest villages in Tiruchendur

- Paramankurichi · 9,181 people
- Kulasekaranpattinam · 7,891 people
- Punnakayal · 7,684 people
- Manaduthandupathu · 6,649 people
- Mela Thiruchendur · 6,537 people
- Mela Authoor · 6,210 people
- Semmarikulam · 5,859 people
- Manapad · 5,795 people
- Kayamozhi · 5,382 people
- Thirukalore · 4,840 people
- Nalumavadi · 4,828 people
- Chettiyapathu · 4,479 people
- Angamangalam · 4,086 people
- Veerapandianpattinam · 3,571 people
- Vellamadam · 3,511 people
- Mukkuperi · 3,505 people

[All 47 villages in Tiruchendur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Tiruchendur?47 (46 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Tiruchendur in?Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Tiruchendur?310,945 (Census 2011)