Dhanam, Ulundurpet

Dhanam is a village located in the Ulundurpettai Taluk of Kallakurichi district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Ulundurpet block and comes under Thanam Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Viluppuram parliament constituency and Ulundurpettai assembly constituency.

As on December 2024, the current population of Dhanam is 1.1 thousands out of which 575 are males and rest 567 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 986 females per 1000 males. There are around 141 teenagers in Dhanam. It has literacy rate of 57% which means around 652 persons can read and write. Total 584 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 232 households in Dhanam, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 665. The pincode of Dhanam is 607201 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Eraiyur S.O (Villupuram)
• Kunjaram Branch Post office
• Adaiyur Branch Post office
• Ellaigramam Branch Post office
• Kuvadu Branch Post office

Schools

Dhanam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• St.Joseph Higher Secondary School, Eraiyur
• St. Anne's Girls High School Eraiyur
• St.Annes Girls Aided Primary School Eraiyur
• Panchayat Union Middle School T Pallavadi
• Panchayat Union Middle School Vadakurumbur

Hospitals

Dhanam has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Pallavadi Sub-Center
• Athipakkam Sub-Center
• Adhaiyur Sub-Center
• Kunjaram Sub-Center
• Eraiyur Sub-Center

Banks

Dhanam has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Union Bank of India Eraiyur Koothanur