Thekkalur
Thekkalur village is located in Avanashi Tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu, India.It is 8 kilometers away from the sub-district headquarters of Avanashi and 22 kilometers away from the district headquarters of Tiruppur. As per the 2009 statistics, Thekkalur is also a gram panchayat.
Powerloom Hub:
Thekkalur panchayat has more than 500-750 small and micro power loom sheds. This powerloom cluster is a significant source of employment,directly supporting over 1500 families and indirectly benefiting an additional 1000 families. It serves as the primary economic backbone of Thekkalur panchayat. Currently here more than 7850 - 9000 powerloom machines are producing Cotton Fabric.
The total geographical area of the village is 2141.91 hectares. Thekkalur has a total population of 12,688, out of which 6,076 are males and 6,612 are females. The literacy rate of the village is 71.43%, out of which 75.58% of males and 67.62% of females are literate. There are about 3,031 houses in the village. The pincode of the village is 641654.
currently Total voters :8139. largest panchayts in tiruppur district.
Avinashi is the nearest town to Thekkalur for all major economic activities like manufacturing, textile fabric manufacturing.
Overview
- Gram Panchayat : Thekkalur
- Block / Taluka : Avinashi
- District : Tiruppur
- State : Tamil Nadu
- Pincode : 641654
- Area : 2141.91 hectares
- Population : 12,688
- Households : 3,031
- Nearest Town : Avinashi
- Postal Code : 641654
Sub-villages
- Thimmanaiyam Palayam
- Earippalayam
- Pudunaulur
- Sengali palayam
- Gandhi Nagar
- Vellandi Palayam
- Suripalayam
- Chennimalai palayam
- Kamanaikenpalayam
- Alampalayam