# Therkku Sankarankovil, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli – Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/therkku-sankarankovil/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Therkku Sankarankovil Therkku Sankarankovil is a village in [Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/) sub-district of [Tirunelveli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **627756**. The 2011 Census counted **6,437 people in 1,894 households**, the 10th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 6,437people (2011) - 1,894households - 68.4%literacy - 627756PIN code ## Therkku Sankarankovil PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Therkku Sankarankovil is 627756.** Therkku Sankarankovil falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627756 - Gram panchayatTherku Sankarankoil, Ramanathapuram - Community development blockSankarankoil - Census village code642689 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Therkku Sankarankovil from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Sankarankoil (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 Therkku Sankarankovil? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Therkku Sankarankovil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sankarankoil - ○Degree college10+ km · Puliyankudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malayadikkurichi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Therkku Sankarankovil known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and ragi**. Products made here include match box and beedi. About 48% of the 2,917 hectares of village land is sown, and 675 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 Therkku Sankarankovil Of every 100 households in Therkku Sankarankovil in 2011, 92 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Therkku Sankarankovil · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****10%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **80% Tap water ****99%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **73% Use banking services ****34%** **46% Television ****87%** **84% Mobile phone ****47%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **91% 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 Therkku Sankarankovil? ■ Therkku Sankarankovil · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **968 Working population ****59.3%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 57.0% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 529 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,433 (38%) · **■** Household industry 442 (12%) · **■** Other work 936 (25%) · **■** Marginal 479 (13%) 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 Sankarankoil - Palankottai7,915 people - Vanniconendal7,722 people - Ariyanayagipuram6,956 people - Kalingappatti6,537 people - Kuruvikulam6,327 people - Kulasekaramangalam6,212 people - Vadakkuppanaivadali6,176 people - Pandappuli5,954 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Therkku Sankarankovil?627756 - How far is Therkku Sankarankovil from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Therkku Sankarankovil?6,437 (Census 2011) - Which district is Therkku Sankarankovil in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Therkku Sankarankovil?68.4% (Census 2011)