Therkunatham, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Therkunatham


The village Therkunatham is located in Aruppukkottai Taluk of Virudhunagar District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Vadakkunatham, Ranisethupuram Gram Panchayat. It comes under Tiruchuli Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kamuthi, which is about 22 kilometers away from Therkunatham.

Travel and Communication for Therkunatham


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:
Therkunatham,
Virudhunagar,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 626114

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Therkunatham


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

A brief summary of available data for Therkunatham 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 Therkunatham


As per available data from the year 2009, 668 persons live in 206 house holds in the village Therkunatham. There are 342 female individuals and 326 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.2% and males constitute 48.8% of the total population.

There are 479 scheduled castes persons of which 248 are females and 231 are males. Females constitute 51.77% and males constitute 48.23% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 71.71% of the total population.

Population density of Therkunatham is 66.23 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Therkunatham


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Total area of Therkunatham is 1008.63 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 878.32 ha. About 814.02 ha is un-irrigated area. About 64.3 ha is irrigated area. About 64.3 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 59.42 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 0.03 ha is culturable waste land. About 70.86 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Therkunatham


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

There is a private primary school in the village Therkunatham.

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

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

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

Colleges in Therkunatham


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 Kamuthi, which is more than 10 kms away from Therkunatham.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Therkunatham


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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Rajagopalapuram, which is 5-10 kms away from Therkunatham.

Healthcare Facilities in Therkunatham


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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