# Thorappu Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/thorappu/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Thorappu Thorappu is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608304**. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 223 households**, the 86th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 974people (2011) - 223households - 82.2%literacy - 608304PIN code ## Thorappu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thorappu is 608304.** Thorappu falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608304 - Gram panchayatThorappu - Community development blockKattumannar Koil - Census village code637024 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thorappu from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)72 km by road - Kattumannarkoil (nearest town)9 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 Thorappu? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Thorappu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Reddiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Palanchanallur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kattumannarkoil - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Thorappu known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 83% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Thorappu Of every 100 households in Thorappu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thorappu · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **95% Toilet within the home ****19%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **81% Use banking services ****29%** **44% Television ****100%** **91% Mobile phone ****51%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **95% 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 Thorappu? ■ Thorappu · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111** **886 Working population ****93.5%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 77.3% for women. 94% of men and 93% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 238 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 374 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 288 (32%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%) 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 Kattumannarkoil - Viranatham1,050 people - Chidambara Arasur1,046 people - Arulmozhidevan1,043 people - Mullangudi1,015 people - Poorthangudi949 people - Puthur946 people - Alanganatham945 people - Kuchur942 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thorappu?608304 - How far is Thorappu from Cuddalore?72 km by road - What is the population of Thorappu?974 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thorappu in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thorappu?82.2% (Census 2011)