Village · Shenkottai, Tirunelveli # Tenpottai Tenpottai is a village in Shenkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 627810. The 2011 Census counted 5,250 people in 1,393 households, the 5th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%. - 5,250 people (2011) - 1,393 households - 73.4% literacy - 627810 PIN code ## Tenpottai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Tenpottai is 627810. Tenpottai falls in Shenkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 627810 - Gram panchayat Thenpothai - Community development block Tenkasi - Census village code 642779 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tenpottai from nearby towns? - Shenkottai (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ) 58 km by road - Panpoli (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tenpottai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Tenpottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service 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 - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Panpoli - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Courtallam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kanakkupillaivalasai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tenpottai known for? The main crops are ground nut, black gram and coconut. Products made here include clay pots. About 67% of the 848 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tenpottai Of every 100 households in Tenpottai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Tenpottai · ■ Shenkottai rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 94% - Toilet within the home 21% 43% - No toilet (open defecation) 72% 42% - Tap water 94% 95% - Drinking water within premises 32% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 57% 56% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 42% 40% - Use banking services 60% 62% - Television 84% 84% - Mobile phone 53% 59% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 9% 14% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 7% 8% - Own their home 92% 83% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tenpottai? ■ Tenpottai · ■ Shenkottai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.4% 79.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 997 992 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 950 916 - Working population 52.0% 49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 64.8% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 385 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,286 (47%) · ■ Household industry 356 (13%) · ■ Other work 491 (18%) · ■ Marginal 211 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shenkottai - Puliyarai 9,186 people - Elathur 8,636 people - Piranoor 7,292 people - Periapillaivalasai 6,673 people - Karkudi 4,134 people - Vallam 3,701 people - Neduvayal 3,618 people - Kanakkupillaivalasai 3,067 people All 14 villages in Shenkottai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tenpottai? 627810 - How far is Tenpottai from Tirunelveli? 58 km by road - What is the population of Tenpottai? 5,250 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tenpottai in? Tirunelveli district (Shenkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tenpottai? 73.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/shenkottai/tenpottai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.