# Thozhuppedu Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/thozhuppedu/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Thozhuppedu Thozhuppedu is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603310**. The 2011 Census counted **1,692 people in 406 households**, the 39th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,692people (2011) - 406households - 78.1%literacy - 603310PIN code ## Thozhuppedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thozhuppedu is 603310.** Thozhuppedu falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603310 - Gram panchayatThozhuppedu - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630150 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thozhuppedu from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)77 km by road - Acharapakkam (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 Thozhuppedu? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Thozhuppedu; 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 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Olakkur Kilpadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Thozhuppedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and black gram**. About 34% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Thozhuppedu Of every 100 households in Thozhuppedu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thozhuppedu · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **82% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **77% Use banking services ****62%** **39% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****61%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **95% 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 Thozhuppedu? ■ Thozhuppedu · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **959 Working population ****59.7%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 72.4% for women. 67% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 41 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 533 (53%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 195 (19%) · **■** Marginal 233 (23%) 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 Maduranthakam - Perumbakkam1,756 people - Unamalai1,751 people - Isur1,720 people - Vedanthangal1,704 people - Nelvoy1,671 people - Netrambakkam1,666 people - Padiri1,664 people - Thinnalur1,652 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thozhuppedu?603310 - How far is Thozhuppedu from Kancheepuram?77 km by road - What is the population of Thozhuppedu?1,692 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thozhuppedu in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thozhuppedu?78.1% (Census 2011)