# Tenpalai Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/tenpalai/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Tenpalai Tenpalai is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604151**. The 2011 Census counted **2,814 people in 690 households**, the 29th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 2,814people (2011) - 690households - 71.5%literacy - 604151PIN code ## Tenpalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tenpalai is 604151.** Tenpalai falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604151 - Gram panchayatTenpalai - Community development blockMelmalayanur - Census village code632369 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tenpalai from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)50 km by road - Gingee (nearest town)13 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 Tenpalai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Tenpalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●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 school5–10 km · Alampoondi - ○Degree college10+ km · Chellapirathi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Tenpalai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 43% of the 832 hectares of village land is sown, and 343 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 Tenpalai Of every 100 households in Tenpalai in 2011, 83 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Tenpalai · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****91%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **82% Use banking services ****36%** **45% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****56%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Tenpalai? ■ Tenpalai · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **931 Working population ****60.6%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 59.6% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 963 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (12%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 147 (9%) · **■** Marginal 379 (22%) 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 Gingee - Gangavaram3,122 people - Jayankondan2,939 people - Sorattupperiyankuppam2,930 people - Karai2,830 people - Sirudalaipoondi2,702 people - Melacheri2,681 people - Padippallam2,639 people - Melolakkur2,632 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tenpalai?604151 - How far is Tenpalai from Viluppuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Tenpalai?2,814 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tenpalai in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tenpalai?71.5% (Census 2011)