# Thummalapatti Village, Palani, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/thummalapatti/ Village · Palani, Dindigul # Thummalapatti Thummalapatti is a village in Palani sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624617**. The 2011 Census counted **2,194 people in 657 households**, the 23rd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 2,194people (2011) - 657households - 65.6%literacy - 624617PIN code ## Thummalapatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thummalapatti is 624617.** Thummalapatti falls in Palani sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624617 - Gram panchayatThumbalapatti - Community development blockThoppampatti - Census village code635136 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thummalapatti from nearby towns? - Palani (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)75 km by road - Keeranur (nearest town)6 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 Thummalapatti? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Thummalapatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Thalaiyuthu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 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 Thummalapatti known for? The main crops are **maize, cow pea and black gram**. About 63% of the 939 hectares of village land is sown, and 589 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 Thummalapatti Of every 100 households in Thummalapatti in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thummalapatti · ■ Palani rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****12%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **70% Tap water ****79%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **38% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%** **57% Use banking services ****53%** **51% Television ****87%** **82% Mobile phone ****76%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **9% Own their home ****92%** **85% 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 Thummalapatti? ■ Thummalapatti · ■ Palani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024** **937 Working population ****55.1%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 56.0% for women. 67% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 535 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 395 (33%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 171 (14%) · **■** Marginal 102 (8%) 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 Palani - Muthunaickenpatti2,410 people - Puliampatti2,395 people - Sukkamanaickenpatti2,251 people - Akkaraipatti2,195 people - Pethanaickenpatti2,164 people - Vagarai2,142 people - Pachalanaickenpatti2,042 people - Ayyampalayam1,901 people [All 52 villages in Palani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thummalapatti?624617 - How far is Thummalapatti from Dindigul?75 km by road - What is the population of Thummalapatti?2,194 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thummalapatti in?Dindigul district (Palani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thummalapatti?65.6% (Census 2011)