Geographic Location of Dhanam

The village Dhanam is located in Ulundurpettai Taluk of Kallakurichi District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Dhanam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ulundurpettai Community Development Block. The nearest town is Tirukkoyilur, which is about 20 kilometers away from Dhanam.

Travel and Communication for Dhanam

The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Dhanam,
Kallakurichi,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 607201

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Dhanam

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A brief summary of available data for Dhanam is given below:

Social Structure of Dhanam

As per available data from the year 2009, 1066 persons live in 217 house holds in the village Dhanam. There are 529 female individuals and 537 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.62% and males constitute 50.38% of the total population.

There are 545 scheduled castes persons of which 268 are females and 277 are males. Females constitute 49.17% and males constitute 50.83% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 51.13% of the total population.

Population density of Dhanam is 227.08 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Dhanam

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Total area of Dhanam is 469.44 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 353.42 ha. About 116.64 ha is un-irrigated area. About 236.78 ha is irrigated area. About 225.16 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 11.62 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 46.04 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 44 ha is lying as current fallow area.

Schools in Dhanam

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Dhanam.

There is a government primary school in the village Dhanam.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Pallavadi, which is less than 5 kms away from Dhanam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Eraiyur, which is 5-10 kms away from Dhanam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Eraiyur, which is 5-10 kms away from Dhanam.

Colleges in Dhanam

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Tirukkoyilur, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Kallakurichi, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Mundiyambakkam, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Kallakurichi, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Puthur, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

Other Educational Facilities in Dhanam

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ulundurpettai, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Pallavadi, which is less than 5 kms away from Dhanam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Nainarpalayam, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

Healthcare Facilities in Dhanam

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Dhanam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Dhanam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Dhanam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Dhanam.

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