Tenkarai, Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Tenkarai


The village Tenkarai is located in Nagapattinam Taluk of Nagapattinam District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Vadagarai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Thirumarugal Community Development Block. The nearest town is Thiruvarur, which is about 12 kilometers away from Tenkarai.

Travel and Communication for Tenkarai


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Tenkarai,
Nagapattinam,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 609701

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Tenkarai


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

A brief summary of available data for Tenkarai 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 Tenkarai


As per available data from the year 2009, 888 persons live in 226 house holds in the village Tenkarai. There are 440 female individuals and 448 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.55% and males constitute 50.45% of the total population.

There are 290 scheduled castes persons of which 148 are females and 142 are males. Females constitute 51.03% and males constitute 48.97% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 32.66% of the total population.

Population density of Tenkarai is 531.42 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Tenkarai


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Total area of Tenkarai is 167.1 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 134.11 ha. About 2.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 131.51 ha is irrigated area. About 131.51 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 22.67 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 7.69 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.17 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.46 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Tenkarai


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

There is a government primary school in the village Tenkarai.

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

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

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

Colleges in Tenkarai


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 Thiruvarur, which is more than 10 kms away from Tenkarai.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Tenkarai


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Vijayapuram, which is 5-10 kms away from Tenkarai.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Tenkarai


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

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Tenkarai.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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