# Thennathur Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/thennathur/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Thennathur Thennathur is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604501**. The 2011 Census counted **1,829 people in 475 households**, the 49th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,829people (2011) - 475households - 72.3%literacy - 604501PIN code ## Thennathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thennathur is 604501.** Thennathur falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604501 - Gram panchayatThennathur - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631594 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thennathur from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)60 km by road - Desur (nearest town)4 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 Thennathur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Thennathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Desur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Agarakarakottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Thennathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 34% of the 604 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Thennathur Of every 100 households in Thennathur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thennathur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****7%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **81% Use banking services ****42%** **44% Television ****76%** **88% Mobile phone ****63%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Thennathur? ■ Thennathur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **974 Working population ****54.9%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 63.7% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 354 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 459 (46%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 182 (18%) · **■** Marginal 5 (0%) 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 - Punnai1,909 people - Sembur1,898 people - Badur1,868 people - Athipakkam1,860 people - Septankulam1,785 people - Kothandapuram1,762 people - Ragunathasamudram1,758 people - Nambedu1,732 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thennathur?604501 - How far is Thennathur from Tiruvannamalai?60 km by road - What is the population of Thennathur?1,829 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thennathur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thennathur?72.3% (Census 2011)