# Theroor Village, Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/theroor/ Village · Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari # Theroor Theroor is a village in Agastheeswaram sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629303**. The 2011 Census counted **5,290 people in 1,416 households**, the 9th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.3%. - 5,290people (2011) - 1,416households - 91.8%literacy - 629303PIN code ## Theroor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Theroor is 629303.** Theroor falls in Agastheeswaram sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629303 - Gram panchayatRamapuram, Therekalpudur - Community development blockAgastheeswaram - Census village code643168 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Theroor from nearby towns? - Nagercoil (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)8 km by road - Therur (nearest town)1 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 Theroor? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Theroor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chenbagaramanputhur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 17 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 Theroor known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and flowers**. Products made here include rice. About 60% of the 2,148 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,217 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 Theroor Of every 100 households in Theroor in 2011, 94 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Theroor · ■ Agastheeswaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****77%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **14% Tap water ****95%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **52% Use banking services ****64%** **66% Television ****84%** **89% Mobile phone ****67%** **73% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****32%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****90%** **86% 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 Theroor? ■ Theroor · ■ Agastheeswaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%** **92.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059** **947 Working population ****44.8%** **37.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 91.2% for women. 58% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 186 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (10%) · **■** Household industry 153 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,259 (53%) · **■** Marginal 540 (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 Agastheeswaram - Agasteeswaram7,638 people - Vadasery6,852 people - Dharmapuram6,196 people - Madhusoodhanapuram5,928 people - Neendakara-A3,914 people - Vadiveeswaram3,777 people - Nagercoil3,323 people - Kulasekarapuram2,853 people [All 20 villages in Agastheeswaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Theroor?629303 - How far is Theroor from Nagercoil?8 km by road - What is the population of Theroor?5,290 (Census 2011) - Which district is Theroor in?Kanniyakumari district (Agastheeswaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Theroor?91.8% (Census 2011)