# Tharasur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/tharasur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Tharasur Tharasur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608701**. The 2011 Census counted **816 people in 204 households**, the 136th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 816people (2011) - 204households - 79.6%literacy - 608701PIN code ## Tharasur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tharasur is 608701.** Tharasur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608701 - Gram panchayatTharasur - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636856 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tharasur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)73 km by road - Sethiathoppu (nearest town)7 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 Tharasur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Tharasur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 12 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 Tharasur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sugarcane**. About 85% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Tharasur Of every 100 households in Tharasur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Tharasur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****9%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **69% Tap water ****100%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **70% Use banking services ****68%** **44% Television ****93%** **89% Mobile phone ****63%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **93% 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 Tharasur? ■ Tharasur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **899 Working population ****46.3%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 71.3% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 48 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (61%) · **■** Other work 82 (22%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%) 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 Chidambaram - Kumaramangalam876 people - C.Vakkaramari833 people - Palayancherthangudi826 people - Vasaputhur824 people - Koothankoil802 people - Kodiyalam800 people - Chokkankollai784 people - Ennanagaram774 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tharasur?608701 - How far is Tharasur from Cuddalore?73 km by road - What is the population of Tharasur?816 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tharasur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tharasur?79.6% (Census 2011)