Thenkarai, Theni

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state_name = Tamil Nadu
district = Theni
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Thenkarai is a panchayat town in Theni district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Thenkarai had a population of 11,616. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Thenkarai has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 46%. In Thenkarai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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