# Thirukazhipalai Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) (2)

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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 **1,020 people in 258 households**, the 122nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,020people (2011)
- 258households
- 81.5%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 panchayatThirukazhippalai
- Community development blockParangipettai
- Census village code636889

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)10 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)62 km by road
- Annamalai Nagar (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 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 · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 · Annamalai Nagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Annamalai Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chidambaram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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**. About 58% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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, 96 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thirukazhipalai · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**69%

Tap water ****95%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**70%

Use banking services ****38%**

**44%

Television ****92%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****79%**

**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+) ****81.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**899

Working population ****47.1%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 71.8% for women. 65% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (11%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (20%) · **■** Marginal 316 (66%)

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

- Kizhnatham1,075 people
- Chinna Nerkunam1,064 people
- Therkuviruthangan1,054 people
- Melanubavambattu1,050 people
- Kattukudalur941 people
- Krishnapuram930 people
- Sengalmedu915 people
- Sivayam911 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?62 km by road
- What is the population of Thirukazhipalai?1,020 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thirukazhipalai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thirukazhipalai?81.5% (Census 2011)