Better than India Average-

• 1.
• Theni is the 17^th highest ranked in Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

• 2.
• The average Tamil Script   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 23,886. Theni is the 26^th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates a high pool of literate tamil population compared to other cities.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Theni is the 47^th highest ranked in Number of towns (Number , Census 2011)   . This indicates that this district has better urban development as compare to other districts.

Worse than India Average-

• 1.
• Theni is the 30^th worst ranked in Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

• 2.
• The Average Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Theni is the 664^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies that this district is less urbanised compared to other districts

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Theni is the 621^st worst ranked in # of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)   .This implies that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

• 4.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Theni is the 617^th worst ranked in Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025)   .This indicates lower Linkedin IDs in Linkedin Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.