Thenkarai is a

panchayat town A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...

Perur taluk Perur taluk is a taluk in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India associated with the neighbourhood of Perur in the city of Coimbatore. It was created by Government of Tamil Nadu The Government of Tamil Nadu () is the administrative body resp ...

Coimbatore district Coimbatore District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Coimbatore is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is one of the most industrialized districts and a major textile, industrial, commercial, educa ...

in the Indian state of

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. Located in the western part of the state, it is one of the 33 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of , it had a population of 7,349 individuals as per the 2011 census.

Geography and administration

Thenkarai is located in

in Coimbatore division of

in the Indian state of

. It is one of the of the 33

s in the district. Spread across an area of , it is located in the western part of the state. The town panchayat is headed by a chairperson, who is elected by the members, who are chosen through direct elections. The town forms part of the Thondamuthur Assembly constituency that elects its member to the

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and the Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency that elects its member to the

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Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Thenkarai had a population of 7,349 individuals across 2,093 households. The population saw a marginal increase compared to the previous census in

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when 7,130 inhabitants were registered. The population consisted of 3,657 males and 3,692 females. About 567 individuals were below the age of six years. About 13.8% of the population belonged to scheduled castes and 1% belonged to scheduled tribes. The entire population is classified as urban. The town has an average literacy rate of 64.8%. About 57.7% of the eligible population were employed, of which majority were involved in

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and allied activities.

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was the majority religion which was followed by 98.6% of the population, with

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(1.2%) and

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(0.1%) being minor religions.

References

{{Reflist Cities and towns in Coimbatore district