Tenpalai, Melmalayanur
Tenpalai is a village located in the Melmalaiyanur Taluk of Villupuram district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Melmalayanur block and comes under Thenpalai Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Arani parliament constituency and Gingee assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Tenpalai is 3 thousands out of which 1.5 thousands are males and rest 1.5 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1048 females per 1000 males. There are around 294 teenagers in Tenpalai. It has literacy rate of 64% which means around 1.9 thousands persons can read and write. Total 656 people belonging to scheduled caste and 89 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 739 households in Tenpalai, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.8 thousands. The pincode of Tenpalai is 604151 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Alampoondi Sub Post office
- Kanakkankuppam Branch Post office
- Nayambadi Branch Post office
- Padipallam Branch Post office
- Perungappur Branch Post office
Schools
Tenpalai has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Lourdu Annai Higher Secondary School Kanakankuppam
- Government Higher Secondary School Alampoondi
- St. Joseph's Matric Higher Secondary School Alampoondi
- Rajadesingh Vidhyalaya Nursery & Primary School, Aalampoondi
- Panchayat Union Middle School Odhiyathur
Hospitals
Tenpalai has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kalathampattu Sub-Center
- Konai Sub-Center
- Nayambadi Sub-Center
- Perungappur Sub-Center
- Mazhavanthangal Sub-Center
Banks
Tenpalai has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.