Village · Tittakudi, Cuddalore # Thoraiyur Thoraiyur is a village in Tittakudi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606105. The 2011 Census counted 1,819 people in 457 households, the 44th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 1,819 people (2011) - 457 households - 70.4% literacy - 606105 PIN code ## Thoraiyur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Thoraiyur is 606105. Thoraiyur falls in Tittakudi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 606105 - Gram panchayat Thoraiyur - Community development block Nallur - Census village code 637273 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Thoraiyur from nearby towns? - Tittakudi (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ) 72 km by road - Pennadam (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Thoraiyur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Thoraiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pennadam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Pennadam - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thoraiyur known for? The main crops are sugarcane and paddy. About 78% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Thoraiyur Of every 100 households in Thoraiyur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thoraiyur · ■ Tittakudi rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 93% - Toilet within the home 7% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 85% - Tap water 68% 78% - Drinking water within premises 11% 19% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 20% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 78% - Use banking services 79% 62% - Television 89% 83% - Mobile phone 70% 66% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 17% 17% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 7% 7% - Own their home 94% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Thoraiyur? ■ Thoraiyur · ■ Tittakudi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.4% 68.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 982 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 829 873 - Working population 59.2% 56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 53 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 779 (72%) · ■ Household industry 23 (2%) · ■ Other work 85 (8%) · ■ Marginal 137 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tittakudi - Pullur 1,894 people - Pattakurichi 1,856 people - Adari 1,834 people - Naraiyur S. 1,824 people - Pulivalam 1,798 people - Kurukkathancheri 1,781 people - Mangulam 1,774 people - Venkanur 1,750 people All 128 villages in Tittakudi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thoraiyur? 606105 - How far is Thoraiyur from Cuddalore? 72 km by road - What is the population of Thoraiyur? 1,819 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thoraiyur in? Cuddalore district (Tittakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thoraiyur? 70.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/tittakudi/thoraiyur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.