# Derisanamcope Village, Thovala, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/thovala/derisanamcope/ Village · Thovala, Kanniyakumari # Derisanamcope Derisanamcope is a village in Thovala sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629851**. The 2011 Census counted **5,803 people in 1,650 households**, the 3rd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 90.3%. - 5,803people (2011) - 1,650households - 88.0%literacy - 629851PIN code ## Derisanamcope PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Derisanamcope is 629851.** Derisanamcope falls in Thovala sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629851 - Gram panchayatGnalam, Thellanthi, Derisanamcope - Community development blockThovalai - Census village code643148 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Derisanamcope from nearby towns? - Boothapandi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)10 km by road - Boothapandi (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 Derisanamcope? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Derisanamcope; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Boothapandi - ○Degree college10+ km · Nagercoil - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Konam - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Derisanamcope known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and rubber**. About 78% of the 1,886 hectares of village land is sown, and 471 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 Derisanamcope Of every 100 households in Derisanamcope in 2011, 95 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Derisanamcope · ■ Thovala rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****64%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **15% Tap water ****66%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%** **37% Use banking services ****72%** **60% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****66%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****19%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****88%** **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 Derisanamcope? ■ Derisanamcope · ■ Thovala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%** **90.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847** **919 Working population ****43.8%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 85.3% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 488 (19%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,087 (43%) · **■** Marginal 826 (33%) 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 - Thovala8,961 people - Chenbagaramanputhur8,182 people - Erachakulam5,715 people - Thirupathisaram5,677 people - Ananthapuram4,743 people - Arumanalloor3,482 people [All 18 villages in Thovala](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/thovala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Derisanamcope?629851 - How far is Derisanamcope from Nagercoil?10 km by road - What is the population of Derisanamcope?5,803 (Census 2011) - Which district is Derisanamcope in?Kanniyakumari district (Thovala sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Derisanamcope?88.0% (Census 2011)