Thekkalur village is located in Avanashi Tehsil of

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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

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. As per the 2009 statistics, Thekkalur is also a gram panchayat. Powerloom Hub: Thekkalur panchayat has more than 500-750 small and micro

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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

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Avinashi Avinashi () (previously known as ''Thirupukkoliyur'') is a municipality in the Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Avinashi is one among the nine taluks of the district. It is one of the most popular pilgrim destinations in t ...

is the nearest town to Thekkalur for all major economic activities lik
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manufacturing, textile fabric manufacturing.

Overview

* Gram Panchayat : Thekkalur * Block / Taluka :

* District :

* State :

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* 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

References

External links

Gandhi Nagar
Villages in Tiruppur district {{Tirupur-geo-stub