# Therkuthittai Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/therkuthittai/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Therkuthittai Therkuthittai is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,830 people in 476 households**, the 60th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,830people (2011) - 476households - 70.0%literacy - 608601PIN code ## Therkuthittai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Therkuthittai is 608601.** Therkuthittai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608601 - Gram panchayatTherkuthittai - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636797 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Therkuthittai from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)50 km by road - Bhuvanagiri (nearest town)3 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 Therkuthittai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Therkuthittai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurinjipadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 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 Therkuthittai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and ground nut**. About 76% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 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 Therkuthittai Of every 100 households in Therkuthittai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Therkuthittai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****12%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **69% Tap water ****78%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **70% Use banking services ****24%** **44% Television ****86%** **89% Mobile phone ****72%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****93%** **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 Therkuthittai? ■ Therkuthittai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043** **899 Working population ****48.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 60.8% for women. 63% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 166 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 427 (48%) · **■** Other work 244 (27%) · **■** Marginal 58 (6%) 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 - Kannangudi1,905 people - Kulakudi1,902 people - Nathamedu1,860 people - Kathazhai1,859 people - Nanjaimaghattuvazhkai1,818 people - T.Neduncheri1,817 people - Ayipuram1,808 people - Nanjalur1,765 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Therkuthittai?608601 - How far is Therkuthittai from Cuddalore?50 km by road - What is the population of Therkuthittai?1,830 (Census 2011) - Which district is Therkuthittai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Therkuthittai?70.0% (Census 2011)