Tenkasi
Tenkasi is a town in Tamilnadu state of India and serves as Nagar Parishad. It is also one of the districts of Tamilnadu.
As on April 2024, the current population of Tenkasi is 75.4 thousands out of which 37.3 thousands are males and rest 38.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this town is 1020 females per 1000 males. There are around 7.4 thousands teenagers in Tenkasi. It has literacy rate of 78% which means around 59.2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 10.7 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 355 scheduled tribe people live in the town. There are around 19.1 thousands households in Tenkasi, which means every family has 4 members on average. The town has working population of 29.8 thousands.
Schools
Tenkasi has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Kalaivani Matric Higher Secondary School Thiruvenkadam
- Baren Bruck Higher Secondary School Bungalow Surandai
- H.N.U.C.Higher Secondary School T.N.Puthukudi - Puliangudi
- West Tirunelveli Higher Secondary School, Nallur
- Punitha Arulappar Higher Secondary School -Avudaiyanoor
Banks
Tenkasi has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of Baroda Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, TN
- Central Bank of India Kilapavoor
- Central Bank of India Sivagiri
- Central Bank of India Uthumalai
- Canara Bank Tenkasi
Tenkasi District
Tenkasi is one of the 38 districts of Tamilnadu, spread in an area of 2801.2 square kilometers. It is divided into 8 Taluks and 10 blocks. As on 26th April 2024, the current population of Tenkasi district is 14.8 lakhs, which includes urban population of 6.33 lakhs and rural population of 8.48 lakhs. The sex ratio of district is 1017 females per 1000 males. There are 3.98 lakhs houses in the district which means every household has around 4 members. There are around 1.45 lakhs teenagers in district. It has literacy rate of 69% which means around 10.27 lakhs persons can read and write. The district has working population of 7.5 lakhs. Total 3 lakhs people belonging to scheduled caste and 3.7 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the district.
Taluks in Tenkasi district
Tenkasi district has total 8 Taluk.
Blocks in Tenkasi district
Tenkasi district has total 10 blocks.
- Alangulam
- Kadaiyanallur
- Kadayam
- Keelapavoor
- Kuruvikulam
- Melaneelithanallur
- Sankarankovil
- Shencottah
- Tenkasi
- Vasudevanallur
Tenkasi Zilla Panchayat
Rukmani is the President (Adhyaksha) of Zilla Panchayat Tenkasi, who can be contacted at email address paramasivan.u1983@gmail.com and mobile number 94431xxx21. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Subramanian M, who can be reached at email address dpotnvtvl@gmail.com and mobile number 74026xxx26. The office address is Collectorate, Tenkasi, Pincode - 627811. You can reach there by taking a bus till New Bus Stant Tenkasi which is less than a km away. The office has internet facility.There are one computer available for various works.Tenkasi Zilla Panchayat consists of total 10 Panchayat Samiti.
- Alankulam
- Kadayanallur
- Kadayam
- Keelapavoor
- Kuruvikulam
- Melaneelithanallur
- Sankarankoil
- Shencottai
- Tenkasi
- Vasudevanallur
Tenkasi Panchayat Samiti
Francis Maharajan is the President (Block Pramukh) of Panchayat Samiti Tenkasi, who can be contacted at email address advptenkasi@gmail.com and mobile number 94435xxx47. The Block landline number is 04633-28**18. The Block Development Officer (BDO) is Shanmug Sundaram, who can be reached at email address ten26-drda@yahoo.co.in and mobile number 74026xxx07. The Block address is 42b, Tenkasi Railway Road, Near To Tenkasi New Bus Stand, Pincode - 627811. You can reach there by taking a bus till Tenkasi bus stop which is less than a km away. The Block has internet facility.Tenkasi Panchayat Samiti consists of total 14 Gram Panchayat.