# Thirukalappur Village, Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/thirukalappur/ Village · Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur # Thirukalappur Thirukalappur is a village in Udayarpalayam sub-district of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621805**. The 2011 Census counted **5,278 people in 1,360 households**, the 16th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 5,278people (2011) - 1,360households - 73.9%literacy - 621805PIN code ## Thirukalappur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thirukalappur is 621805.** Thirukalappur falls in Udayarpalayam sub-district, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621805 - Gram panchayatThirukalappur, Koilvalkkai - Community development blockAndimadam - Census village code636347 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thirukalappur from nearby towns? - Jayankondam (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Ariyalur (district HQ)41 km by road - Varadarajanpettai (nearest town)10 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 Thirukalappur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Thirukalappur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Andimadam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Varadarajanpettai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Andimadam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Thirukalappur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cashew nut**. About 58% of the 1,110 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Thirukalappur Of every 100 households in Thirukalappur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thirukalappur · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **85% Tap water ****83%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **86% Use banking services ****33%** **46% Television ****85%** **85% Mobile phone ****69%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **7% 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 Thirukalappur? ■ Thirukalappur · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817** **878 Working population ****47.4%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 64.4% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 696 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 487 (19%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 308 (12%) · **■** Marginal 994 (40%) 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 Udayarpalayam - Ulkottai5,495 people - Thandalai5,390 people - Alagapuram5,334 people - Koovathur5,311 people - Thaluthalaimedu5,271 people - Muthuservamadam5,174 people - Thathanur5,050 people - Sooriyamanal4,858 people [All 118 villages in Udayarpalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thirukalappur?621805 - How far is Thirukalappur from Ariyalur?41 km by road - What is the population of Thirukalappur?5,278 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thirukalappur in?Ariyalur district (Udayarpalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thirukalappur?73.9% (Census 2011)