Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
16.7% of women in Thanjavur own land in their name, behind the typical district. 52.3% own a house in their name, better than the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 84% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Thanjavur, which ranks 21 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 10.9% and women with a bank account at 90.3%.