# Tenkarai Village, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/tenkarai/ Village · Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar # Tenkarai Tenkarai is a village in Rajapalayam sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626136**. The 2011 Census counted **918 people in 272 households**, the 31st largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 918people (2011) - 272households - 82.8%literacy - 626136PIN code ## Tenkarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tenkarai is 626136.** Tenkarai falls in Rajapalayam sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626136 - Gram panchayatThenkarai - Community development blockRajapalayam - Census village code641201 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tenkarai from nearby towns? - Rajapalayam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)64 km by road - Rajapalayam (nearest town)15 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 Tenkarai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Tenkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Chatrapatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Viluppanur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Tenkarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and chilli**. About 33% of the 1,365 hectares of village land is sown, and 422 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 Tenkarai Of every 100 households in Tenkarai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Tenkarai · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **62% Tap water ****65%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%** **47% Use banking services ****49%** **40% Television ****85%** **85% Mobile phone ****68%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **81% 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 Tenkarai? ■ Tenkarai · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **924 Working population ****62.3%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 76.2% for women. 67% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 54 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (33%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 321 (56%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 Rajapalayam - Kovilur1,677 people - Gopalapuram1,461 people - Varagunaramapuram1,357 people - Kadambankulam983 people - Kuruchiyarpatti741 people - Settur RF39 people [All 38 villages in Rajapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tenkarai?626136 - How far is Tenkarai from Virudhunagar?64 km by road - What is the population of Tenkarai?918 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tenkarai in?Virudhunagar district (Rajapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tenkarai?82.8% (Census 2011)