# Tharnikal Village, Kalwakurthy, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/kalwakurthy/tharnikal/ Village · Kalwakurthy, Mahbubnagar # Tharnikal Tharnikal is a village in Kalwakurthy sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **4,277 people in 1,092 households**, the 1st largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%. - 4,277people (2011) - 1,092households - 49.8%literacy - 982females per 1,000 males ## Tharnikal PIN code and other codes Tharnikal falls in Kalwakurthy sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatTharnikal - Community development blockKalwakurthy - Census village code575582 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tharnikal from nearby towns? - Kalwakurthy (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)66 km by road - Mahbubnagar (nearest town)66 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 Tharnikal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Tharnikal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalwakurthy - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalwakurthy - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalwakurthy - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Tharnikal known for? The main crops are **jowar, paddy and ground nut**. About 50% of the 2,745 hectares of village land is sown, and 427 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 Tharnikal Of every 100 households in Tharnikal in 2011, 85 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Tharnikal · ■ Kalwakurthy rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **83% Toilet within the home ****18%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **68% Tap water ****93%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **87% Use banking services ****46%** **54% Television ****45%** **43% Mobile phone ****58%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Tharnikal? ■ Tharnikal · ■ Kalwakurthy rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%** **53.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **1006 Working population ****56.6%** **57.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.7% for men and 38.7% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 755 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,084 (45%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 312 (13%) · **■** Marginal 246 (10%) 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 Kalwakurthy - Yellikal4,201 people - Marchal3,956 people - Panjugul3,279 people - Raghupathipeta2,374 people [All 17 villages in Kalwakurthy](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/kalwakurthy/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tharnikal from Mahbubnagar?66 km by road - What is the population of Tharnikal?4,277 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tharnikal in?Mahbubnagar district (Kalwakurthy sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Tharnikal?49.8% (Census 2011)