# Thiruvegapura Village, Ottappalam, Palakkad (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/thiruvegapura/ Village · Ottappalam, Palakkad # Thiruvegapura Thiruvegapura is a village in Ottappalam sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **679304**. The 2011 Census counted **33,942 people in 6,518 households**, the 3rd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.1%. - 33,942people (2011) - 6,518households - 93.5%literacy - 679304PIN code ## Thiruvegapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thiruvegapura is 679304.** Thiruvegapura falls in Ottappalam sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code679304 - Gram panchayatThiruvegapura - Community development blockPattambi - Census village code627568 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thiruvegapura from nearby towns? - Ottappalam (sub-district HQ)43 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)78 km by road - Tirur (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 Thiruvegapura? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Thiruvegapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 12 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Valanchery - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaniamkulam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 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 Thiruvegapura known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and arecanut**. About 60% of the 2,016 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Thiruvegapura Of every 100 households in Thiruvegapura in 2011, 97 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Thiruvegapura · ■ Ottappalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****97%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **3% Tap water ****29%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **83% Use banking services ****73%** **77% Television ****64%** **70% Mobile phone ****84%** **82% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****15%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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 Thiruvegapura? ■ Thiruvegapura · ■ Ottappalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%** **93.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066** **1107 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **969 Working population ****27.2%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.7% for men and 91.3% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 542 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 937 (10%) · **■** Household industry 127 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,507 (60%) · **■** Marginal 2,117 (23%) 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 Ottappalam - Nellaya36,146 people - Cherpulacherry34,899 people - Pattithara33,157 people - Kappur31,337 people - Koppam30,169 people - Vallapuzha28,018 people [All 30 villages in Ottappalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thiruvegapura?679304 - How far is Thiruvegapura from Palakkad?78 km by road - What is the population of Thiruvegapura?33,942 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thiruvegapura in?Palakkad district (Ottappalam sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Thiruvegapura?93.5% (Census 2011)