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] 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 house

s in the village. The pincode of the village is 641654.^[2]

currently Total voters :8139.^[3] largest panchayts in tiruppur district.

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

Thekkalur , Avinashi Taluk,641654

• Gram Panchayat : Thekkalur,
• Block / Taluka : Avanashi,
• District : Tiruppur,
• State : Tamil Nadu,
• Pincode : 641654,
• Area : 2141.91 hectares,
• Population : 12,688,
• Households : 3,031,
• Nearest Town : Avinashi,
• Postal Code : 641654.^[2]

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