Thekkalur
Thekkalur | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Coordinates: 11°09′16″N 77°12′32″E / 11.15444°N 77.20889°E | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 641654 |
| Area code | +91-4296 |
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,[1][2]directly supporting over 1500 families and indirectly benefiting an additional 1000 families.[3] 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.[4]
currently Total voters :8139.[5] largest panchayts in tiruppur district.
Avinashi is the nearest town to Thekkalur for all major economic activities like tshirt 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[4]
Sub-villages
- Thimmanaiyam Palayam
- Earippalayam
- Pudunaulur
- Sengali palayam
- Gandhi Nagar
- Vellandi Palayam
- Suripalayam
- Chennimalai palayam
- Kamanaikenpalayam
- Alampalayam
References
- ^ "With photo Protest by powerloom weavers". The Hindu. 24 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Thekkalur and coimbatore powerlooms association strike". The Hindu. 24 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Powerloom Association Protests". The Hindu. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Gram Panchayat". grammanchitra.gov.in. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "voter list" (PDF). tnsec.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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