# Thumbivadi Village, Aravakurichi, Karur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/aravakurichi/thumbivadi/ Village · Aravakurichi, Karur # Thumbivadi Thumbivadi is a village in Aravakurichi sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639002**. The 2011 Census counted **2,320 people in 750 households**, the 26th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 2,320people (2011) - 750households - 65.0%literacy - 639002PIN code ## Thumbivadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thumbivadi is 639002.** Thumbivadi falls in Aravakurichi sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639002 - Gram panchayatThumbivadi - Community development blockK.Paramathi - Census village code635515 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thumbivadi from nearby towns? - Aravakurichi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Karur (district HQ)15 km by road - Puliyur (nearest town)13 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 Thumbivadi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Thumbivadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chinna Dharapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Karudayampalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chinna Dharapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Thumbivadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and maize**. Products made here include bed sheet and mat. About 22% of the 1,272 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Thumbivadi Of every 100 households in Thumbivadi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Thumbivadi · ■ Aravakurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****33%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **66% Tap water ****93%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **46% Use banking services ****20%** **45% Television ****85%** **88% Mobile phone ****60%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****42%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **88% 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 Thumbivadi? ■ Thumbivadi · ■ Aravakurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1018 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **929 Working population ****55.9%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 53.2% for women. 66% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 288 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 627 (48%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 276 (21%) · **■** Marginal 85 (7%) 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 Aravakurichi - Thennilai2,569 people - Ammapatti2,525 people - Venjamangudalur2,367 people - Karudayampalayam2,347 people - Pallapatti2,308 people - Periyamanjuvali2,172 people - Pungambadi2,167 people - Gudalur2,082 people [All 56 villages in Aravakurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/aravakurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thumbivadi?639002 - How far is Thumbivadi from Karur?15 km by road - What is the population of Thumbivadi?2,320 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thumbivadi in?Karur district (Aravakurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thumbivadi?65.0% (Census 2011)