# Thirukoornam Village, Vedasandur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/thirukoornam/ Village · Vedasandur, Dindigul # Thirukoornam Thirukoornam is a village in Vedasandur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624620**. The 2011 Census counted **2,210 people in 602 households**, the 42nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 2,210people (2011) - 602households - 65.4%literacy - 624620PIN code ## Thirukoornam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thirukoornam is 624620.** Thirukoornam falls in Vedasandur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624620 - Gram panchayatThirukoornam - Community development blockGuziliamparai - Census village code635232 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thirukoornam from nearby towns? - Vedasandur (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)70 km by road - Palayam (nearest town)25 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 Thirukoornam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Thirukoornam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Aruvakurichi - ○Degree college10+ km · Karur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Thirukoornam known for? The main crops are **maize, bulrush and drum stick**. About 43% of the 1,598 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Thirukoornam Of every 100 households in Thirukoornam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Thirukoornam · ■ Vedasandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **86% Toilet within the home ****11%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **84% Tap water ****87%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **73% Use banking services ****14%** **49% Television ****85%** **77% Mobile phone ****49%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****41%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **9% Own their home ****92%** **93% 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 Thirukoornam? ■ Thirukoornam · ■ Vedasandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **899 Working population ****60.9%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 55.5% for women. 67% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 345 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 411 (31%) · **■** Household industry 44 (3%) · **■** Other work 320 (24%) · **■** Marginal 226 (17%) 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 Vedasandur - Nathapatti2,900 people - Kaithian Kottai2,705 people - Kanapadi2,694 people - Ammapatti2,394 people - Vellampatti2,032 people - Velayudampalayam2,031 people - Malvarpatti1,973 people - Perumbulli1,889 people [All 67 villages in Vedasandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thirukoornam?624620 - How far is Thirukoornam from Dindigul?70 km by road - What is the population of Thirukoornam?2,210 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thirukoornam in?Dindigul district (Vedasandur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thirukoornam?65.4% (Census 2011)