Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Thenthiruperai Thenthiruperai is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 628207. The 2011 Census counted 1,317 people in 319 households, the 36th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 1,317 people (2011) - 319 households - 86.8% literacy - 628207 PIN code ## Thenthiruperai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Thenthiruperai is 628207. Thenthiruperai falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 628207 - Gram panchayat Rajapathi - Community development block Alwarthirunagari - Census village code 642551 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Thenthiruperai from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ) 30 km by road - Eral (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Thenthiruperai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Thenthiruperai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Eral - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sayapuram - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thenthiruperai known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and banana. About 79% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Thenthiruperai Of every 100 households in Thenthiruperai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thenthiruperai · ■ Tiruchendur rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 93% - Toilet within the home 23% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 46% - Tap water 68% 89% - Drinking water within premises 20% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 47% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 52% 66% - Use banking services 71% 56% - Television 89% 85% - Mobile phone 69% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 28% 20% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 5% 7% - Own their home 95% 84% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Thenthiruperai? ■ Thenthiruperai · ■ Tiruchendur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.8% 89.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 1057 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 927 957 - Working population 54.2% 38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 81.7% for women. 63% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 179 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 236 (33%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 200 (28%) · ■ Marginal 98 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tiruchendur - Athinathapuram 1,412 people - Veeramanickam 1,400 people - Udayarkulam 1,347 people - Puraiyoor 1,325 people - Athiyakuruchi 1,271 people - Udangudi 1,239 people - Kadayanodai 1,207 people - Moolakkarai 1,155 people All 47 villages in Tiruchendur ## Other places named Thenthiruperai - Thenthiruperai · Town, Thoothukkudi · 4,934 people - Thenthiruperai · Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi · 1,578 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenthiruperai? 628207 - How far is Thenthiruperai from Thoothukkudi? 30 km by road - What is the population of Thenthiruperai? 1,317 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenthiruperai in? Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenthiruperai? 86.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/thenthiruperai-642551/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.