# Thokkavadi Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/thokkavadi/ Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal # Thokkavadi Thokkavadi is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638008**. The 2011 Census counted **11,138 people in 2,229 households**, the 3rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 11,138people (2011) - 2,229households - 82.1%literacy - 638008PIN code ## Thokkavadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thokkavadi is 638008.** Thokkavadi falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638008 - Gram panchayatThokkavadi - Community development blockTiruchengode - Census village code634406 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thokkavadi from nearby towns? - Tiruchengode (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)35 km by road - Tiruchengode (nearest town)8 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 Thokkavadi? 35 services counted by the Census are inside Thokkavadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 2 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Thokkavadi known for? The main crops are **ground nut and sugarcane**. About 56% of the 1,274 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 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 Thokkavadi Of every 100 households in Thokkavadi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Thokkavadi · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****39%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **61% Tap water ****81%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **37% Use banking services ****47%** **51% Television ****85%** **86% Mobile phone ****78%** **68% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****51%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****62%** **75% 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 Thokkavadi? ■ Thokkavadi · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **904 Working population ****33.4%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 75.6% for women. 40% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 425 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 483 (13%) · **■** Household industry 54 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,575 (69%) · **■** Marginal 181 (5%) 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 Tiruchengode - Kadachanallur13,001 people - Kumarapalaiyam Agraharam12,963 people - Kavundampalayam10,403 people - Kaliyanur9,185 people - Varagurampatti8,866 people - Devanankurichi8,362 people [All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thokkavadi?638008 - How far is Thokkavadi from Namakkal?35 km by road - What is the population of Thokkavadi?11,138 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thokkavadi in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thokkavadi?82.1% (Census 2011)