Thenthiruperai தென்திருப்பேரை
village
Thenthiruperai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°36′38″N 78°00′05″E / 8.61056°N 78.00139°E / 8.61056; 78.00139
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukudi
Taluk	Tiruchendur Taluk
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,934
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	628623

Thenthiruperai is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located at a distance of 11 km from Tiruvaikuntam, 21 km from Thiruchendur, 30 km from Thoothukudi, 31 km from Tirunelveli and 187 km from Madurai. The village hosts one of the nine temple shrines that constitutes Nava Tirupathi temples. It is also hosts one of the Navakailasams, Then Thiruperai Sri Kailasanathar Temple, the seventh in the series.^[1]

Demographics

• Thenthiruperai had a population of 4,934 as per the 2011 Census,^[2] out of which 683 are males while 634 are females in the town.
• Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 158 which is 12.00 % of total population of the town.
• The female sex ratio is of 928 against the Tamilnadu state average of 996. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Thenthiruperai is around 927 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943.

• The Literacy rate of the town is 86.80 % against the state average of 80.09 %. The male literacy is around 91.51 % while female literacy rate is 81.72% .
• The Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes about 79.20 % of the population, while the Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.68% of total population in the town.
• Hindus formed the majority of the population at 93.98% followed by Muslims at 0.30%, Christians at 5.61% and others at 1% as per the 2011 Census.

Administration

Thenthiruperai Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,276 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Landmarks

Makara Nedunkuzhaikathar Temple

Makara Nedunkuzhai Kannan Temple, is one of the Nava Tirupathi, nine Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu in the banks of Thamiraparani river.^[3]

Sri Kailasanathar Temple, Then Thirupperai

This is the seventh in the Nava Kailasam temples, which is dedicated to the God Budha (planet Mercury).^[4]

Politics

It is part of Srivaikuntam Assembly constituency, which comes under the Thoothukkudi Parliamentary constituency.