# Thenkiranur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/thenkiranur/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Thenkiranur Thenkiranur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606202**. The 2011 Census counted **5,158 people in 1,260 households**, the 9th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 5,158people (2011) - 1,260households - 70.5%literacy - 606202PIN code ## Thenkiranur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenkiranur is 606202.** Thenkiranur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606202 - Gram panchayatThenkiranur - Community development blockKallakkurichi - Census village code633465 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thenkiranur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)70 km by road - Kallakkurichi (nearest town)5 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 Thenkiranur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Thenkiranur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thachur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thachur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Thenkiranur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and turmeric**. About 68% of the 587 hectares of village land is sown, and 371 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 Thenkiranur Of every 100 households in Thenkiranur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thenkiranur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****19%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **87% Tap water ****84%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **73% Use banking services ****31%** **50% Television ****95%** **84% Mobile phone ****67%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **7% Own their home ****91%** **94% 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 Thenkiranur? ■ Thenkiranur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **918 Working population ****44.3%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 58.7% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 205 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 904 (40%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 767 (34%) · **■** Marginal 384 (17%) 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 Kallakkurichi - Nainarpalaiyam6,024 people - Vadathorasalur5,479 people - Mathur5,428 people - Neelamangalam5,185 people - Pridivimangalam5,076 people - Chithalur4,958 people - Madavachcheri4,687 people - Siruvathur4,646 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenkiranur?606202 - How far is Thenkiranur from Viluppuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Thenkiranur?5,158 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenkiranur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenkiranur?70.5% (Census 2011)