# Thorur Village, Puttur, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/puttur/thorur/ Village · Puttur, Chittoor # Thorur Thorur is a village in Puttur sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517583**. The 2011 Census counted **3,916 people in 839 households**, the 2nd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 3,916people (2011) - 839households - 75.0%literacy - 517583PIN code ## Thorur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thorur is 517583.** Thorur falls in Puttur sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517583 - Gram panchayatThorur, Ramakrishnapuram&Gopalakrishnapuram - Community development blockPuttur - Census village code596406 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thorur from nearby towns? - Puttur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)71 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)6 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Thorur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Thorur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Puttur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Puttur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Puttur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thorur known for? The main crops are **mango, sugar cane and paddy**. About 26% of the 681 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Thorur Of every 100 households in Thorur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thorur · ■ Puttur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****27%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **79% Tap water ****73%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **82% Use banking services ****59%** **52% Television ****63%** **56% Mobile phone ****57%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****21%** **28% Own their home ****91%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Thorur? ■ Thorur · ■ Puttur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1351** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **964 Working population ****40.4%** **43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 70.7% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 172 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 698 (44%) · **■** Household industry 122 (8%) · **■** Other work 400 (25%) · **■** Marginal 190 (12%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Puttur - Tirumalakuppam4,227 people - Kumarabommarajupuram3,174 people - Parameswara Mangalam2,453 people - Taduku2,326 people - Vepagunta2,244 people [All 12 villages in Puttur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/puttur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thorur?517583 - How far is Thorur from Chittoor?71 km by road - What is the population of Thorur?3,916 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thorur in?Chittoor district (Puttur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Thorur?75.0% (Census 2011)