Geographic Location of Thenkunam

The village Thenkunam is located in Ulundurpettai Taluk of Kallakurichi District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Thenkunam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ulundurpettai Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ulundurpettai, which is about 19 kilometers away from Thenkunam.

Travel and Communication for Thenkunam

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

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Thenkunam

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

Social Structure of Thenkunam

As per available data from the year 2009, 1213 persons live in 262 house holds in the village Thenkunam. There are 622 female individuals and 591 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.28% and males constitute 48.72% of the total population.

There are 569 scheduled castes persons of which 281 are females and 288 are males. Females constitute 49.38% and males constitute 50.62% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 46.91% of the total population.

There are 5 scheduled tribes persons of which 3 are females and 2 are males. Females constitute 60% and males constitute 40% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.41% of the total population.

Population density of Thenkunam is 292.71 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Thenkunam

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Total area of Thenkunam is 414.41 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 208.22 ha. About 131.16 ha is un-irrigated area. About 77.06 ha is irrigated area. About 6.84 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 39.24 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 30.98 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 31.06 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 109.7 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 13.2 ha is culturable waste land. About 49.77 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.46 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Thenkunam

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

There is a government primary school in the village Thenkunam.

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

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

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

Colleges in Thenkunam

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 Ulundurpettai, which is more than 10 kms away from Thenkunam.

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

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 Thenkunam.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Thenkunam

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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Eraiyur, which is 5-10 kms away from Thenkunam.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Thenkunam

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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Thenkunam.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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