# Thennirikuppam Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram 

# Thennirikuppam

Thennirikuppam is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606206**. The 2011 Census counted **577 people in 155 households**, the 133rd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 577people (2011)
- 155households
- 76.5%literacy
- 606206PIN code

## Thennirikuppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thennirikuppam is 606206.** Thennirikuppam falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606206
- Gram panchayatThimmalai
- Community development blockThiyagadurgam
- Census village code633430

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thennirikuppam from nearby towns?

- Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Thiagadurgam (nearest town)6 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 Thennirikuppam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Thennirikuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiyagadurgam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiyagadurgam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 20 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 Thennirikuppam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. About 65% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Thennirikuppam

Of every 100 households in Thennirikuppam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thennirikuppam · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****98%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**73%

Use banking services ****72%**

**50%

Television ****84%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Thennirikuppam?

■ Thennirikuppam · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****718**

**918

Working population ****54.8%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 63.6% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (14%) · **■** Marginal 45 (14%)

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

- Somanathapuram817 people
- Vedapoondi801 people
- Nattarmangalam739 people
- Koondalur627 people
- Thathathiripuram497 people
- Alwarmalai R.F.466 people
- Magarur461 people
- Thagarai R.F.414 people

[All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thennirikuppam?606206
- How far is Thennirikuppam from Viluppuram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Thennirikuppam?577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thennirikuppam in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thennirikuppam?76.5% (Census 2011)