# Thenthiruperai Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/thenthiruperai-642550/ Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Thenthiruperai Thenthiruperai is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628623**. The 2011 Census counted **1,578 people in 398 households**, the 30th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 1,578people (2011) - 398households - 91.0%literacy - 628623PIN code ## Thenthiruperai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenthiruperai is 628623.** Thenthiruperai falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628623 - Gram panchayatKurukattur - Community development blockAlwarthirunagari - Census village code642550 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thenthiruperai from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)35 km by road - Thenthiruperai (nearest town)3 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 Thenthiruperai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Thenthiruperai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thenthiruperai - ○Degree college10+ km · Nazerath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nazerath - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 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 Thenthiruperai known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 66% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Thenthiruperai Of every 100 households in Thenthiruperai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thenthiruperai · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****20%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **46% Tap water ****88%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **66% Use banking services ****55%** **56% Television ****85%** **85% Mobile phone ****72%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **84% 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 Thenthiruperai? ■ Thenthiruperai · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085** **1057 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **957 Working population ****50.4%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 86.7% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 433 (54%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 234 (29%) · **■** Marginal 87 (11%) 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 Tiruchendur - Ammanpuram1,748 people - Kuthiraimozhi1,736 people - Nangaimozhi1,703 people - Kurippankulam1,668 people - Mathavankuruchi1,419 people - Athinathapuram1,412 people - Veeramanickam1,400 people - Udayarkulam1,347 people [All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenthiruperai?628623 - How far is Thenthiruperai from Thoothukkudi?35 km by road - What is the population of Thenthiruperai?1,578 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenthiruperai in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenthiruperai?91.0% (Census 2011)