# Therizhandur Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/therizhandur/ Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam # Therizhandur Therizhandur is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609808**. The 2011 Census counted **2,816 people in 681 households**, the 15th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 2,816people (2011) - 681households - 79.9%literacy - 609808PIN code ## Therizhandur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Therizhandur is 609808.** Therizhandur falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609808 - Gram panchayatKeelaiyur - Community development blockKuthalam - Census village code637523 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Therizhandur from nearby towns? - Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)50 km by road - Kuthalam (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 Therizhandur? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Therizhandur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Muvalur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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)12 h summer · 10 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 Therizhandur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 74% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Therizhandur Of every 100 households in Therizhandur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Therizhandur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****47%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **64% Tap water ****56%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **68% Use banking services ****55%** **47% Television ****93%** **91% Mobile phone ****59%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****89%** **93% 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 Therizhandur? ■ Therizhandur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1146** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1283** **993 Working population ****37.9%** **41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 75.5% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 115 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 590 (55%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 297 (28%) · **■** Marginal 45 (4%) 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 Kuthalam - Peruncheri3,175 people - Thirumannancheri3,159 people - Komal - West2,952 people - Manganallur2,943 people - Valuvur2,770 people - Palaiyur2,737 people - Kadalangudi2,696 people - Melaiyur2,281 people [All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Therizhandur?609808 - How far is Therizhandur from Nagapattinam?50 km by road - What is the population of Therizhandur?2,816 (Census 2011) - Which district is Therizhandur in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Therizhandur?79.9% (Census 2011)