# Thekkalur Village, Avanashi, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/avanashi/thekkalur/ Village · Avanashi, Tiruppur # Thekkalur Thekkalur is a village in Avanashi sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641654**. The 2011 Census counted **12,688 people in 3,031 households**, the 1st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 12,688people (2011) - 3,031households - 78.6%literacy - 641654PIN code ## Thekkalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thekkalur is 641654.** Thekkalur falls in Avanashi sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code641654 - Gram panchayatThekkalur - Community development blockAvinashi - Census village code644762 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thekkalur from nearby towns? - Avanashi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)22 km by road - Avanashi (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 Thekkalur? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Thekkalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Tiruppur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sevur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Thekkalur known for? The main crops are **banana, maize and sugarcane**. Products made here include power loom, pottery and milk. About 38% of the 2,142 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 Thekkalur Of every 100 households in Thekkalur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Thekkalur · ■ Avanashi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****41%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **68% Tap water ****64%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **42% Use banking services ****58%** **46% Television ****85%** **86% Mobile phone ****77%** **66% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****56%** **50% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****70%** **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 Thekkalur? ■ Thekkalur · ■ Avanashi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **964 Working population ****59.2%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 74.0% for women. 70% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 535 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 922 (12%) · **■** Household industry 315 (4%) · **■** Other work 5,415 (72%) · **■** Marginal 320 (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 Avanashi - Ettiveerampalayam8,814 people - Pudupalayam7,671 people - Sevur7,250 people - Nambiampalayam6,053 people [All 76 villages in Avanashi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/avanashi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thekkalur?641654 - How far is Thekkalur from Tiruppur?22 km by road - What is the population of Thekkalur?12,688 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thekkalur in?Tiruppur district (Avanashi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thekkalur?78.6% (Census 2011)