# Nathapalam Village, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/nathapalam/ Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam # Nathapalam Nathapalam is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614711**. The 2011 Census counted **2,052 people in 539 households**, the 11th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 2,052people (2011) - 539households - 81.2%literacy - 614711PIN code ## Nathapalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nathapalam is 614711.** Nathapalam falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614711 - Gram panchayatNathapallam - Community development blockThalainayar - Census village code637788 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nathapalam from nearby towns? - Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)35 km by road - Thalainayar (nearest town)10 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 Nathapalam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Nathapalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 · Manakkudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ettugudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 2 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 Nathapalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. Products made here include clay pots. About 76% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 267 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 Nathapalam Of every 100 households in Nathapalam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nathapalam · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****28%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **76% Tap water ****38%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%** **72% Use banking services ****18%** **38% Television ****84%** **89% Mobile phone ****48%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Nathapalam? ■ Nathapalam · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1195** **990 Working population ****45.6%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 74.4% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (23%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 127 (14%) · **■** Marginal 559 (60%) 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 Thirukkuvalai - Panangadi2,157 people - Kodiyalathur2,115 people - Thiruvaimur2,102 people - Pannaitheru2,087 people - Thirividaimaruthur2,036 people - Pangal1,972 people - Valivalam1,935 people - Tholuthur1,800 people [All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nathapalam?614711 - How far is Nathapalam from Nagapattinam?35 km by road - What is the population of Nathapalam?2,052 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nathapalam in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nathapalam?81.2% (Census 2011)