# Thenmalai Village, Sivagiri, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sivagiri/thenmalai/ Village · Sivagiri, Tirunelveli # Thenmalai Thenmalai is a village in Sivagiri sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627770**. The 2011 Census counted **10,283 people in 3,060 households**, the 2nd largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%. - 10,283people (2011) - 3,060households - 72.4%literacy - 627770PIN code ## Thenmalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenmalai is 627770.** Thenmalai falls in Sivagiri sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627770 - Gram panchayatThenmalai, Durai Samiauram - Community development blockVasudevanallur - Census village code642622 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thenmalai from nearby towns? - Sivagiri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)65 km by road - Rayagiri (nearest town)6 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 Thenmalai? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Thenmalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 4 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 - ●Commercial bankIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malayadikkurichi - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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 · 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 Thenmalai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. About 28% of the 3,550 hectares of village land is sown, and 689 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 Thenmalai Of every 100 households in Thenmalai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thenmalai · ■ Sivagiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****13%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **67% Tap water ****84%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **61% Use banking services ****44%** **47% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****43%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **9% Own their home ****91%** **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 Thenmalai? ■ Thenmalai · ■ Sivagiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **70.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064** **1056 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096** **987 Working population ****56.2%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 61.4% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 557 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,804 (49%) · **■** Household industry 193 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,968 (34%) · **■** Marginal 255 (4%) 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 Sivagiri - Viswanathapperi10,483 people - Nelkattum Seval6,493 people - Talaivankottai6,470 people - Ramanathapuram5,669 people - Naranapuram5,197 people [All 20 villages in Sivagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sivagiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenmalai?627770 - How far is Thenmalai from Tirunelveli?65 km by road - What is the population of Thenmalai?10,283 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenmalai in?Tirunelveli district (Sivagiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenmalai?72.4% (Census 2011)