# Therkunatham Village, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/therkunatham/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Therkunatham Therkunatham is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626114**. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 206 households**, the 54th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 668people (2011) - 206households - 76.2%literacy - 626114PIN code ## Therkunatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Therkunatham is 626114.** Therkunatham falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626114 - Gram panchayatVadakkunatham, Ranisethupuram - Community development blockTiruchuli - Census village code641692 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Therkunatham from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)55 km by road - Kamuthi (nearest town)22 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 Therkunatham? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Therkunatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Melaiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kamuthi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 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 Therkunatham known for? The main crops are **jasmine, bajra and corn**. About 87% of the 1,009 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Therkunatham Of every 100 households in Therkunatham in 2011, 84 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Therkunatham · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **91% Toilet within the home ****1%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **74% Tap water ****29%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **65% Use banking services ****17%** **47% Television ****77%** **86% Mobile phone ****42%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **84% 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 Therkunatham? ■ Therkunatham · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765** **949 Working population ****68.3%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 68.4% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 32 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (79%) · **■** Other work 34 (7%) · **■** Marginal 29 (6%) 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 Aruppukkottai - Podampatti766 people - Chettipatti742 people - T.Meenakshipuram727 people - Vedanatham681 people - Kurunaikulam641 people - Thirumalaipuram617 people - P.Andipatti591 people - Konganakurichi575 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Therkunatham?626114 - How far is Therkunatham from Virudhunagar?55 km by road - What is the population of Therkunatham?668 (Census 2011) - Which district is Therkunatham in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Therkunatham?76.2% (Census 2011)