# Thumsi Village, Santhipuram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Santhipuram, Chittoor 

# Thumsi

Thumsi is a village in Santhipuram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517423**. The 2011 Census counted **954 people in 219 households**, the 26th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 954people (2011)
- 219households
- 65.7%literacy
- 517423PIN code

## Thumsi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thumsi is 517423.** Thumsi falls in Santhipuram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517423
- Gram panchayatThumsi
- Community development blockSanthipuram
- Census village code596832

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thumsi from nearby towns?

- Santhipuram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)115 km by road
- Kolar (nearest town)15 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 Thumsi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Thumsi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Santhipuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kuppam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kuppam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Thumsi known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and vegetables**. About 57% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Thumsi

Of every 100 households in Thumsi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Thumsi · ■ Santhipuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**83%

Tap water ****81%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**90%

Use banking services ****26%**

**58%

Television ****58%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Thumsi?

■ Thumsi · ■ Santhipuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**914

Working population ****51.0%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 55.9% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 189 (39%) · **■** Marginal 55 (11%)

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 Santhipuram

- Gunjarlapalle1,105 people
- Poduru1,105 people
- Cheemanapalle1,093 people
- Vadagandlapalle980 people
- Konerukuppam931 people
- Bellakogila791 people
- Pedduru719 people
- Kolamadugu684 people

[All 60 villages in Santhipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/santhipuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thumsi?517423
- How far is Thumsi from Chittoor?115 km by road
- What is the population of Thumsi?954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thumsi in?Chittoor district (Santhipuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thumsi?65.7% (Census 2011)