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- LGD code
- 634305
- Pincode
- 636121
- Post office
- Vadachennimalai
- Population
- 1,784
- Households
- 496
- Literacy rate
- 63.7%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,126
Census 2011 · in context
How Thenkumarai compares
By population, Thenkumarai ranks #32 of 39 villages in Thalaivasal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.7%
−0.9% vs mandal average
- Thenkumarai
- 63.7%
- Thalaivasal mandal
- 64.6%
- Salem district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
−17 vs mandal average
- Thenkumarai
- 952
- Thalaivasal mandal
- 969
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Thenkumarai
- 3.6
- Thalaivasal mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Thenkumarai at a glance
Thenkumarai is a village of 1,784 people in 496 households (Census 2011) in Thalaivasal taluk, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, the 32nd-largest of 39 villages in Thalaivasal taluk. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the taluk average of 65% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 636121, served by Vadachennimalai post office; the LGD village code is 634305. The village votes in Sankarapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rakesh R. The population is estimated at 2,103 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Thenkumarai
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- ATTUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Thenkumarai
- Total area (ha)
- 715.06
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 263.54
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Thenkumarai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Thenkumarai
- LGD code
- 634305
- Pincode
- 636121
- Post office
- Vadachennimalai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,784
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,103
- Households
- 496
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 63.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kallakurichi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sankarapuram
- Member of Parliament
- Malaiyarasan D
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rakesh R
- Block / Mandal
- Thalaivasal
Same pincode
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- Laddivadi
- Sitheri
- Sathapadi
- Puthur
- Vellaiyur
- East Rajapalayam
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- Veppampoondi
- Mammudi
- Kamakkapalayam
- Pattuthurai
- Varagur
- Thiyaganur
- Govindampalayam
- Nathakkarai
- Vadakumarai
- Veppanatham
- Iluppanatham
- Kavarpanai
- Thittacheri
- Pagudapadi
- Pallipalayam
- Arathi Agraharam
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)