# Thirukazhipalai Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Thirukazhipalai

Thirukazhipalai is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,105 people in 312 households**, the 112th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,105people (2011)
- 312households
- 83.4%literacy
- 608002PIN code

## Thirukazhipalai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thirukazhipalai is 608002.** Thirukazhipalai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608002
- Gram panchayatThirukazhipalai
- Community development blockParangipettai
- Census village code636866

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thirukazhipalai from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chidambaram (nearest town)13 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 Thirukazhipalai?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Thirukazhipalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chidambaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chidambaram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Thirukazhipalai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 28% of the 803 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 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 Thirukazhipalai

Of every 100 households in Thirukazhipalai in 2011, 85 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thirukazhipalai · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**69%

Tap water ****85%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**70%

Use banking services ****8%**

**44%

Television ****73%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Thirukazhipalai?

■ Thirukazhipalai · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**899

Working population ****51.7%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 76.6% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (58%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 137 (24%) · **■** Marginal 29 (5%)

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

- Adanur1,145 people
- Puliyagudi1,137 people
- Jayankondan1,113 people
- Kanakkarapattu1,112 people
- Tillainayakapuram1,105 people
- Odakakkanalur1,092 people
- Meethikudi1,079 people
- Kadavacheri1,077 people

[All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thirukazhipalai?608002
- How far is Thirukazhipalai from Cuddalore?60 km by road
- What is the population of Thirukazhipalai?1,105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thirukazhipalai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thirukazhipalai?83.4% (Census 2011)