# Thuraiyur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Thuraiyur

Thuraiyur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603314**. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 51 households**, the 176th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 187people (2011)
- 51households
- 72.9%literacy
- 603314PIN code

## Thuraiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thuraiyur is 603314.** Thuraiyur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603314
- Gram panchayatVedanthangal
- Community development blockAcharapakkam
- Census village code630003

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thuraiyur from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)32 km by road
- Maduranthakam (nearest town)14 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 Thuraiyur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Thuraiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chithaathur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Thuraiyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 43% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Thuraiyur

Of every 100 households in Thuraiyur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Thuraiyur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**77%

Use banking services ****12%**

**39%

Television ****90%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Thuraiyur?

■ Thuraiyur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**959

Working population ****49.2%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 72.3% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (13%) · **■** Other work 9 (10%) · **■** Marginal 64 (70%)

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

- Amayambattu225 people
- Allur216 people
- Chinthamani207 people
- Devanur204 people
- Vadakkuputhur178 people
- Rajapalayam177 people
- Valarbirai171 people
- Pasuvankaranai162 people

[All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thuraiyur?603314
- How far is Thuraiyur from Kancheepuram?32 km by road
- What is the population of Thuraiyur?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thuraiyur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thuraiyur?72.9% (Census 2011)