# Thanichiyam Village, Vadipatti, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/thanichiyam/ Village · Vadipatti, Madurai # Thanichiyam Thanichiyam is a village in Vadipatti sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625221**. The 2011 Census counted **7,573 people in 1,988 households**, the 4th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 7,573people (2011) - 1,988households - 78.5%literacy - 625221PIN code ## Thanichiyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thanichiyam is 625221.** Thanichiyam falls in Vadipatti sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625221 - Gram panchayatVadugapatti, Thanichayam , Ayyankottai - Community development blockAlanganallur - Census village code640746 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thanichiyam from nearby towns? - Vadipatti (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)22 km by road - Vadipatti (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 Thanichiyam? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Thanichiyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Vadipatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvedagam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadipatti - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Thanichiyam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 60% of the 1,097 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 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 Thanichiyam Of every 100 households in Thanichiyam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Thanichiyam · ■ Vadipatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **90% Toilet within the home ****32%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **70% Tap water ****94%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **75% Use banking services ****63%** **51% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****60%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****81%** **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 Thanichiyam? ■ Thanichiyam · ■ Vadipatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **938 Working population ****48.0%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 71.0% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 235 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,614 (44%) · **■** Household industry 83 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,362 (37%) · **■** Marginal 342 (9%) 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 Vadipatti - Katchiakatti13,141 people - Kallanai10,045 people - Mullipallam7,903 people - Mannadimangalam7,259 people - Urseri6,505 people - Thethoor5,906 people - Irumbadi5,845 people [All 73 villages in Vadipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thanichiyam?625221 - How far is Thanichiyam from Madurai?22 km by road - What is the population of Thanichiyam?7,573 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thanichiyam in?Madurai district (Vadipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thanichiyam?78.5% (Census 2011)