# Therkuviruthangan Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/therkuviruthangan/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Therkuviruthangan Therkuviruthangan is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,054 people in 283 households**, the 120th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,054people (2011) - 283households - 73.2%literacy - 608305PIN code ## Therkuviruthangan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Therkuviruthangan is 608305.** Therkuviruthangan falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608305 - Gram panchayatTherkkuviruthangan - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636878 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Therkuviruthangan from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)55 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 Therkuviruthangan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Therkuviruthangan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · T.Neduncheri - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · T.Neduncheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 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 Therkuviruthangan known for? About 76% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Therkuviruthangan Of every 100 households in Therkuviruthangan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Therkuviruthangan · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****21%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **69% Tap water ****99%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **70% Use banking services ****43%** **44% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****52%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Therkuviruthangan? ■ Therkuviruthangan · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773** **899 Working population ****41.8%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 66.4% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 414 (94%) 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 - Kadavacheri1,077 people - Valayamadevi1,076 people - Kizhnatham1,075 people - Chinna Nerkunam1,064 people - Melanubavambattu1,050 people - Thirukazhipalai1,020 people - Kattukudalur941 people - Krishnapuram930 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Therkuviruthangan?608305 - How far is Therkuviruthangan from Cuddalore?55 km by road - What is the population of Therkuviruthangan?1,054 (Census 2011) - Which district is Therkuviruthangan in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Therkuviruthangan?73.2% (Census 2011)