# Thirukuvalai Village, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/thirukuvalai/ Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam # Thirukuvalai Thirukuvalai is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610204**. The 2011 Census counted **4,255 people in 1,161 households**, the 1st largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 4,255people (2011) - 1,161households - 80.9%literacy - 610204PIN code ## Thirukuvalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thirukuvalai is 610204.** Thirukuvalai falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610204 - Gram panchayatThirukuvalai - Community development blockKeelaiyur - Census village code637773 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thirukuvalai from nearby towns? - Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)35 km by road - Velankanni (nearest town)18 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 Thirukuvalai? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Thirukuvalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvarur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ettugudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Thirukuvalai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 729 hectares of village land is sown, and 531 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 Thirukuvalai Of every 100 households in Thirukuvalai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thirukuvalai · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****34%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **76% Tap water ****88%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **72% Use banking services ****46%** **38% Television ****86%** **89% Mobile phone ****49%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **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 Thirukuvalai? ■ Thirukuvalai · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852** **990 Working population ****43.6%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 73.7% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (21%) · **■** Household industry 60 (3%) · **■** Other work 296 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,023 (55%) 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 - Neermulai3,053 people - Kolappadu3,020 people - Ayemoor2,856 people - Manakkudi2,576 people [All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thirukuvalai?610204 - How far is Thirukuvalai from Nagapattinam?35 km by road - What is the population of Thirukuvalai?4,255 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thirukuvalai in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thirukuvalai?80.9% (Census 2011)