# Thirpparappu Village, Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/thirpparappu/ Village · Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari # Thirpparappu Thirpparappu is a village in Kalkulam sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629161**. The 2011 Census counted **4,452 people in 1,154 households**, the 12th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 90.7%. - 4,452people (2011) - 1,154households - 91.5%literacy - 629161PIN code ## Thirpparappu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thirpparappu is 629161.** Thirpparappu falls in Kalkulam sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629161 - Gram panchayatPechiparai - Community development blockThiruvattaru - Census village code643122 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thirpparappu from nearby towns? - Pathmanabapuram (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)45 km by road - Thirpparappu (nearest town)3 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 Thirpparappu? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Thirpparappu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 4 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●ATMIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 · Vilavancode - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumarapuram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Thirpparappu known for? The main crops are **rubber**. About 88% of the 1,654 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,458 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 Thirpparappu Of every 100 households in Thirpparappu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Thirpparappu · ■ Kalkulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****73%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **8% Tap water ****21%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **64% Use banking services ****62%** **68% Television ****68%** **86% Mobile phone ****68%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****20%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****91%** **92% 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 Thirpparappu? ■ Thirpparappu · ■ Kalkulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%** **90.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **982 Working population ****41.1%** **38.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 89.6% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 60 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (14%) · **■** Household industry 67 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,179 (64%) · **■** Marginal 262 (14%) 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 Kalkulam - Valvachagostam5,579 people - Mecode5,541 people - Aruvikkarai5,203 people - Surulacode4,805 people - Veeyanoor3,009 people - Veerapuli R.F.1,663 people - Veerapuli Extn.484 people - Velimalai Forest96 people [All 17 villages in Kalkulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thirpparappu?629161 - How far is Thirpparappu from Nagercoil?45 km by road - What is the population of Thirpparappu?4,452 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thirpparappu in?Kanniyakumari district (Kalkulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thirpparappu?91.5% (Census 2011)