# Terkunam Village, Vanur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/vanur/terkunam/ Village · Vanur, Viluppuram # Terkunam Terkunam is a village in Vanur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604102**. The 2011 Census counted **2,602 people in 630 households**, the 20th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 2,602people (2011) - 630households - 76.0%literacy - 604102PIN code ## Terkunam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Terkunam is 604102.** Terkunam falls in Vanur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604102 - Gram panchayatTerkunam - Community development blockVanur - Census village code632760 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Terkunam from nearby towns? - Vanur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)50 km by road - Tindivanam (nearest town)20 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 Terkunam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Terkunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kiliyanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Akasampattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tindivanam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Terkunam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. Products made here include clay pots, wood products and stone sculptures. About 35% of the 420 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Terkunam Of every 100 households in Terkunam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Terkunam · ■ Vanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****5%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **81% Tap water ****99%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **73% Use banking services ****64%** **53% Television ****90%** **88% Mobile phone ****65%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****33%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Terkunam? ■ Terkunam · ■ Vanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **964 Working population ****42.4%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 66.0% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 161 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 371 (34%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 332 (30%) · **■** Marginal 217 (20%) 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 Vanur - Tiruvaikkarai3,220 people - Perambai3,162 people - Karasanur2,862 people - Peravur2,678 people - Royapudupakkam2,565 people - Olagapuram2,481 people - V. Pudupakkam2,441 people - Kanjimangalam2,410 people [All 80 villages in Vanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/vanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Terkunam?604102 - How far is Terkunam from Viluppuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Terkunam?2,602 (Census 2011) - Which district is Terkunam in?Viluppuram district (Vanur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Terkunam?76.0% (Census 2011)