# Ananthapuram Village, Thovala, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/thovala/ananthapuram/ Village · Thovala, Kanniyakumari # Ananthapuram Ananthapuram is a village in Thovala sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **689851**. The 2011 Census counted **4,743 people in 1,379 households**, the 6th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 90.3%. - 4,743people (2011) - 1,379households - 89.5%literacy - 689851PIN code ## Ananthapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ananthapuram is 689851.** Ananthapuram falls in Thovala sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code689851 - Gram panchayatKadukkarai, Thidal - Community development blockThovalai - Census village code643146 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ananthapuram from nearby towns? - Boothapandi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)12 km by road - Azhagiapandipuram (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 Ananthapuram? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Ananthapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boothapandi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagercoil - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Erachakulam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Ananthapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. About 31% of the 2,566 hectares of village land is sown, and 488 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 Ananthapuram Of every 100 households in Ananthapuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ananthapuram · ■ Thovala rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****66%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **15% Tap water ****81%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **37% Use banking services ****48%** **60% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****68%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****15%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****86%** **80% 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 Ananthapuram? ■ Ananthapuram · ■ Thovala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%** **90.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020** **919 Working population ****45.2%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.7% for men and 86.2% for women. 63% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 775 (36%) · **■** Household industry 60 (3%) · **■** Other work 770 (36%) · **■** Marginal 449 (21%) 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 Thovala - Chenbagaramanputhur8,182 people - Derisanamcope5,803 people - Erachakulam5,715 people - Thirupathisaram5,677 people - Arumanalloor3,482 people - Esanthimangalam3,302 people - Azhagiapandipuram3,230 people - Chiramadam1,321 people [All 18 villages in Thovala](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/thovala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ananthapuram?689851 - How far is Ananthapuram from Nagercoil?12 km by road - What is the population of Ananthapuram?4,743 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ananthapuram in?Kanniyakumari district (Thovala sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ananthapuram?89.5% (Census 2011)