# Tholuthur Village, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam 

# Tholuthur

Tholuthur is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610211**. The 2011 Census counted **1,800 people in 466 households**, the 15th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 1,800people (2011)
- 466households
- 74.0%literacy
- 610211PIN code

## Tholuthur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tholuthur is 610211.** Tholuthur falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code610211
- Gram panchayatKothangudi
- Community development blockThalainayar
- Census village code637786

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tholuthur from nearby towns?

- Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)35 km by road
- Thiruthuraipoondi (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 Tholuthur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Tholuthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruthurai Poondi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ettugudi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 4 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 Tholuthur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and coconut**. About 66% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 279 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 Tholuthur

Of every 100 households in Tholuthur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tholuthur · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**76%

Tap water ****15%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**72%

Use banking services ****28%**

**38%

Television ****92%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Tholuthur?

■ Tholuthur · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****657**

**990

Working population ****49.8%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 65.9% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 93 (10%) · **■** Marginal 780 (87%)

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

- Nathapalam2,052 people
- Thirividaimaruthur2,036 people
- Pangal1,972 people
- Valivalam1,935 people
- Puthur1,794 people
- Vadugoor1,783 people
- Therkupanaiyur1,778 people
- Malavelakarai1,718 people

[All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tholuthur?610211
- How far is Tholuthur from Nagapattinam?35 km by road
- What is the population of Tholuthur?1,800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tholuthur in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Tholuthur?74.0% (Census 2011)
