# Thambipalayam Village, Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore 

# Thambipalayam

Thambipalayam is a village in Kurinjipadi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,280 people in 542 households**, the 25th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 2,280people (2011)
- 542households
- 77.6%literacy
- 607301PIN code

## Thambipalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thambipalayam is 607301.** Thambipalayam falls in Kurinjipadi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607301
- Gram panchayatThambipalayam
- Community development blockKurinjipadi
- Census village code636703

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

## How far is Thambipalayam from nearby towns?

- Kurinjipadi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kurinjipadi (nearest town)5 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 Thambipalayam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Thambipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurinjipadi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurinjipadi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kurinjipadi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Thambipalayam known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, ground nut and paddy**. About 59% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 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 Thambipalayam

Of every 100 households in Thambipalayam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thambipalayam · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**77%

Tap water ****34%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**70%

Use banking services ****32%**

**43%

Television ****89%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

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

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Thambipalayam?

■ Thambipalayam · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**876

Working population ****50.9%**

**46.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 71.2% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 314 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 577 (50%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 93 (8%) · **■** Marginal 161 (14%)

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 Kurinjipadi

- Ranganathapuram2,529 people
- Kalkunam2,506 people
- Peddunayakkankuppam2,461 people
- Anukkambattu2,336 people
- Ayikuppam2,209 people
- Maruvay2,159 people
- Perumathur2,138 people
- Madanagopalapuram2,063 people

[All 53 villages in Kurinjipadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thambipalayam?607301
- How far is Thambipalayam from Cuddalore?25 km by road
- What is the population of Thambipalayam?2,280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thambipalayam in?Cuddalore district (Kurinjipadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thambipalayam?77.6% (Census 2011)