# Thenkalpakkam Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/thenkalpakkam/

Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai 

# Thenkalpakkam

Thenkalpakkam is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604408**. The 2011 Census counted **667 people in 185 households**, the 161st largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 667people (2011)
- 185households
- 85.4%literacy
- 604408PIN code

## Thenkalpakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thenkalpakkam is 604408.** Thenkalpakkam falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604408
- Gram panchayatThenkalpakkam
- Community development blockAnakkavur
- Census village code631428

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thenkalpakkam from nearby towns?

- Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)88 km by road
- Vandavasi (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 Thenkalpakkam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Thenkalpakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purisai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thennangur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Thenkalpakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 43% of the 345 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Thenkalpakkam

Of every 100 households in Thenkalpakkam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thenkalpakkam · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****99%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**69%

Use banking services ****53%**

**43%

Television ****92%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Thenkalpakkam?

■ Thenkalpakkam · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**965

Working population ****55.8%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 75.2% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 203 (55%)

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 Cheyyar

- Kuranganilmuttam702 people
- Nayanthangal697 people
- Sunaipattu680 people
- Karanai677 people
- Kizhneerkundrum649 people
- Kammanthangal645 people
- Vadangampattu644 people
- Devanathur637 people

[All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thenkalpakkam?604408
- How far is Thenkalpakkam from Tiruvannamalai?88 km by road
- What is the population of Thenkalpakkam?667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thenkalpakkam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thenkalpakkam?85.4% (Census 2011)