# Thenkkarai Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/thenkkarai/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Thenkkarai Thenkkarai is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604503**. The 2011 Census counted **2,172 people in 548 households**, the 31st largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,172people (2011) - 548households - 62.0%literacy - 604503PIN code ## Thenkkarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenkkarai is 604503.** Thenkkarai falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604503 - Gram panchayatThenkkarai - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631495 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thenkkarai from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)65 km by road - Desur (nearest town)7 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 Thenkkarai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Thenkkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malaiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ponnur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Thenkkarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 36% of the 530 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Thenkkarai Of every 100 households in Thenkkarai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thenkkarai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****6%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **81% Use banking services ****25%** **44% Television ****89%** **88% Mobile phone ****56%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Thenkkarai? ■ Thenkkarai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861** **974 Working population ****49.1%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 51.3% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 726 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (9%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 150 (14%) · **■** Marginal 90 (8%) 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 Vandavasi - Kodiyalam2,301 people - Ulundai2,276 people - Malaiyur2,222 people - Villivalam2,179 people - Namathodu2,144 people - Vedal2,092 people - Chitharugavoor2,080 people - Kadambai2,044 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenkkarai?604503 - How far is Thenkkarai from Tiruvannamalai?65 km by road - What is the population of Thenkkarai?2,172 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenkkarai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenkkarai?62.0% (Census 2011)