Tenkasi


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Demographics

According to 2011 census, Tenkasi had a population of 70545 with a sex-ratio of 1,020 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 7,413 were under the age of six, constituting 3,774 males and 3,639 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 14.16% and.47% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 78.49%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 17887 households. There were a total of 27,885 workers, comprising 279 cultivators, 2,006 main agricultural labourers, 3,332 in house hold industries, 19,903 other workers, 2,365 marginal workers, 28 marginal cultivators, 90 marginal agricultural labourers, 494 marginal workers in household industries and 1,753 other marginal workers.
As per the religious census of 2011, Tenkasi had 64% Hindus, 34.18% Muslims, 2.7% Christians.

History

The Kashi Vishwanathar Temple at Tenkasi was Built in 1467 AD by Parakirama Pandian, Tenkasi is the Last Capital of the Pandya dynasty.

Politics

Tenkasi assembly constituency is part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency.
The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
YearNamePartyVotes
2016Selvamohandas Pandian SADMK86,339

YearNamePartyAllianceVotes
2014M. VasanthiADMKNDA2,62,812
2019Dhanush M. KumarDMKUPA4,76,156

Rail Connectivity

Tenkasi city has a two railway stations, Tenkasi Junction railway station and Kizhapuliyur railway station.

Airports

The nearest airports are as follows:-
  1. Thoothukudi Airport
  2. Trivandrum International Airport
  3. Madurai International Airport

    Geography

Tenkasi is located at. It has an average elevation of 143 metres.The town is surrounded by the western ghats in three sides and is situated on the way from Tirunelveli to Kollam and Madurai to Kollam highways. A river called Chittar flows through the city.