Thenkulam, Manur, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Thenkulam


The village Thenkulam is located in Manur Taluk of Tirunelveli District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Thenkalam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Manur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sankarnagar, which is about 6 kilometers away from Thenkulam.

Travel and Communication for Thenkulam


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Thenkulam,
Tirunelveli,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 627357

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Thenkulam


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Thenkulam is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Thenkulam


As per available data from the year 2009, 2911 persons live in 805 house holds in the village Thenkulam. There are 1503 female individuals and 1408 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.63% and males constitute 48.37% of the total population.

There are 1549 scheduled castes persons of which 788 are females and 761 are males. Females constitute 50.87% and males constitute 49.13% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 53.21% of the total population.

Population density of Thenkulam is 188.54 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Thenkulam


Maps, reports and datasets of Thenkulam on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Thenkulam is 1543.94 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 133.73 ha. About 20.29 ha is un-irrigated area. About 113.44 ha is irrigated area. About 22.5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 90.94 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 251.85 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 32.7 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 18 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 89.45 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 100.77 ha is culturable waste land. About 899.14 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 18.3 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Thenkulam


There are 3 government pre-primary schools. Additionally, there are 2 private pre-primary schools in the village Thenkulam.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Thenkulam.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Thenkulam.

There are 2 government secondary schools in the village Thenkulam.

There are 2 government senior secondary schools in the village Thenkulam.

Colleges in Thenkulam


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

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

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

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Tirunelveli, which is 5-10 kms away from Thenkulam.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Thenkulam


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

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Thenkulam.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Thenkulam


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Thenkulam.

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Thenkulam.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Thenkulam.

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

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Thenkulam.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Thenkulam.

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Thenkulam.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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