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Thenkalam
Tenkulam, Thengalam | |
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Village | |
  Thenkalam Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 8°49′05″N 77°41′57″E / 8.81806°N 77.69917°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram Panchayat |
| • Body | Thalaiyuthu Panchayat, Thenkalam Panchayat |
| Elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,000 approx |
| Demonym(s) | Thenkalamite, Thenkalathaar, Thenkalathukaarar, Thenkalathukaaramma |
| Languages | |
| • Native | Tamil |
| • Official | Tamil |
| • Additional Official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pincode(s) | 627357 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-72 |
Thenkalam, officially called Tenkulam, is a village in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. It lies about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the city of Tirunelveli and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Sankarnagar, a suburb of Tirunelveli which lies on the way to Madurai on National Highway 44.
- ^ "52nd report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Ministry of Minority Affairs (Government of India). 29 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017.