# Thoravalur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/thoravalur/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Thoravalur Thoravalur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,209 people in 577 households**, the 48th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 2,209people (2011) - 577households - 71.3%literacy - 606001PIN code ## Thoravalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thoravalur is 606001.** Thoravalur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606001 - Gram panchayatThoravalur - Community development blockVirudhachalam - Census village code637141 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thoravalur from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)70 km by road - Virudhachalam (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 Thoravalur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Thoravalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Virudhachalam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Virudhachalam - ○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 - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Thoravalur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 75% of the 513 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Thoravalur Of every 100 households in Thoravalur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thoravalur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **79% Use banking services ****41%** **54% Television ****93%** **87% Mobile phone ****57%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Thoravalur? ■ Thoravalur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091** **852 Working population ****52.1%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 58.9% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 668 (58%) · **■** Household industry 136 (12%) · **■** Other work 81 (7%) · **■** Marginal 133 (12%) 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 Virudhachalam - Puvanur ko2,298 people - Kovilanur2,268 people - Agaram2,244 people - Chittur2,213 people - Keeranur2,179 people - Kumaramangalam2,131 people - Marungur2,122 people - Rajendirapattinam2,102 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thoravalur?606001 - How far is Thoravalur from Cuddalore?70 km by road - What is the population of Thoravalur?2,209 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thoravalur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thoravalur?71.3% (Census 2011)