# Thenponparappi Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/thenponparappi/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Thenponparappi Thenponparappi is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,083 people in 288 households**, the 124th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,083people (2011) - 288households - 70.9%literacy - 606201PIN code ## Thenponparappi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenponparappi is 606201.** Thenponparappi falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606201 - Gram panchayatMelnariyappanur - Community development blockChinnasalem - Census village code633515 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thenponparappi from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)89 km by road - Chinnasalem (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 Thenponparappi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Thenponparappi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Melnariyappanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Deviyakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deviyakurichi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Thenponparappi known for? The main crops are **turmeric, tapioca and paddy**. About 60% of the 801 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 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 Thenponparappi Of every 100 households in Thenponparappi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Thenponparappi · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****79%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **73% Use banking services ****65%** **50% Television ****93%** **84% Mobile phone ****67%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Thenponparappi? ■ Thenponparappi · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****707** **918 Working population ****59.9%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 62.1% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 143 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (61%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (12%) · **■** Marginal 26 (4%) 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 - Melvizhi1,129 people - Siruval1,123 people - Vinaitheerthapuram1,110 people - Thenthorasalur1,095 people - Chittathur1,046 people - Kilnariyappanur995 people - Kachakudi973 people - Valavandankuppam972 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenponparappi?606201 - How far is Thenponparappi from Viluppuram?89 km by road - What is the population of Thenponparappi?1,083 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenponparappi in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenponparappi?70.9% (Census 2011)