Theni

10°00′28″N 77°28′25″E / 10.0079°N 77.4735°E / 10.0079; 77.4735Country IndiaState Tamil NaduDistrictTheniGovernment • TypeMunicipality • BodyTheni Allinagaram Municipality • ChairmanS Murugesan • CommissionerS NagarajanElevation339 m (1,112 ft)Population • Total202,100Languages • Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English, KannadaTamilTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone code04546Vehicle registrationTN 60, TN 60ZDistance from State Capital Chennai498 kilometres (309 mi) southwestClimateAverage and moderate cool at winter (Köppen)Precipitation658 millimetres (25.9 in)Avg. summer temperature39.5 °C (103.1 °F)Avg. winter temperature25.8 °C (78.4 °F)Websitewww.theni.tn.nic.in

Theni is a valley town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu at the foothills of Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of the Theni district, located at a distance of 70km from Madurai. It is known for the large-scale trading of garlic, cotton, cardamom, grapes, bananas, mango and chilli. It hosts the second largest weekly market in Tamil Nadu and the fourth largest in South India.^{[citation needed]}

For drinking water project in Madurai, for which the Asian Development Bank funds ₹1,653.21 crore under the AMRUT scheme, the Madurai Municipal Corporation has a proposal for a mega plan to draw water from Periyar River and treat it in Theni and distribute to all the neighbourhoods in Madurai City through pumping stations.^[2]

See also

• Theni Allinagaram
• India-based Neutrino Observatory

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TaluksRevenue

Revenue divisions	Periyakulam Uthamapalayam
Revenue blocks	Andipatti Bodinayakanur Periyakulam Theni Uthamapalayam Chinnamanur Myladumparai Cumbum

Cities and
townsVillagesElectoral
constituencies

Lok Sabha	Theni
Vidhan Sabha	Bodinayakkanur Cumbum Periyakulam Theni (former)