Geographic Location of Tenkarai

The village Tenkarai is located in Vembakottai Taluk of Virudhunagar District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Thenkarai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Rajapalayam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Rajapalayam, which is about 15 kilometers away from Tenkarai.

Travel and Communication for Tenkarai

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

Postal Address:
Tenkarai,
Virudhunagar,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 626136

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Tenkarai

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

Social Structure of Tenkarai

As per available data from the year 2009, 918 persons live in 272 house holds in the village Tenkarai. There are 464 female individuals and 454 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.54% and males constitute 49.46% of the total population.

There are 296 scheduled castes persons of which 156 are females and 140 are males. Females constitute 52.7% and males constitute 47.3% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 32.24% of the total population.

Population density of Tenkarai is 67.24 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Tenkarai

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Total area of Tenkarai is 1365.16 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 452.15 ha. About 29.66 ha is un-irrigated area. About 422.49 ha is irrigated area. About 252.37 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 170.12 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 195.31 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 2.36 ha is culturable waste land. About 715.34 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Tenkarai

There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Tenkarai.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Tenkarai.

There is a government middle school in the village Tenkarai.

There is a government secondary school in the village Tenkarai.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Chatrapatti, 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 government arts and science degree college in Rajapalayam, 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 Thiruvenkadam, 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 Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Tenkarai.

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

There are 3 government non formal training centres in the village Tenkarai.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Tenkarai

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

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic more than 10 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 more than 10 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.

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