# Thenkazhani Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/thenkazhani/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Thenkazhani Thenkazhani is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604402**. The 2011 Census counted **2,494 people in 599 households**, the 23rd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 2,494people (2011) - 599households - 77.4%literacy - 604402PIN code ## Thenkazhani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenkazhani is 604402.** Thenkazhani falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604402 - Gram panchayatThenkalani - Community development blockVembakkam - Census village code631285 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thenkazhani from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)85 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)12 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 Thenkazhani? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Thenkazhani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●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 · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvethipuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Thenkazhani known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 38% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Thenkazhani Of every 100 households in Thenkazhani in 2011, 98 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thenkazhani · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****43%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **87% Tap water ****88%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **69% Use banking services ****56%** **43% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****76%** **56% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****85%** **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 Thenkazhani? ■ Thenkazhani · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1209** **965 Working population ****55.2%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 66.9% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 143 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (8%) · **■** Household industry 194 (14%) · **■** Other work 442 (32%) · **■** Marginal 483 (35%) 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 - Chithathur2,654 people - Abdullapuram2,594 people - Anappathur2,592 people - Moranam2,512 people - Randham2,471 people - Ukkal2,434 people - Purisai2,374 people - Vadailuppai2,363 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenkazhani?604402 - How far is Thenkazhani from Tiruvannamalai?85 km by road - What is the population of Thenkazhani?2,494 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenkazhani in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenkazhani?77.4% (Census 2011)