# Thenkunam Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/thenkunam/ Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram # Thenkunam Thenkunam is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,213 people in 262 households**, the 112th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,213people (2011) - 262households - 52.3%literacy - 607201PIN code ## Thenkunam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thenkunam is 607201.** Thenkunam falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607201 - Gram panchayatThenkunam - Community development blockUlundurpettai - Census village code633630 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thenkunam from nearby towns? - Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)56 km by road - Ulundurpettai (nearest town)19 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 Thenkunam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Thenkunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Eraiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ulundurpettai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ulundurpettai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Thenkunam known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and ground nut**. About 50% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Thenkunam Of every 100 households in Thenkunam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thenkunam · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****3%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **90% Tap water ****98%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **82% Use banking services ****71%** **40% Television ****95%** **80% Mobile phone ****78%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **9% Own their home ****100%** **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 Thenkunam? ■ Thenkunam · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091** **934 Working population ****60.0%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.4% for men and 41.6% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 93 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 608 (84%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Ulundurpettai - Alangiri1,262 people - Avalam1,238 people - Sirupakkam1,229 people - Andikuli1,217 people - Thomal1,213 people - Oddanandal1,212 people - Athipattu1,208 people - Mettathur1,201 people [All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thenkunam?607201 - How far is Thenkunam from Viluppuram?56 km by road - What is the population of Thenkunam?1,213 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thenkunam in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thenkunam?52.3% (Census 2011)