# Thuvar Village, Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/gandarvakkottai/thuvar/ Village · Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai # Thuvar Thuvar is a village in Gandarvakkottai sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622301**. The 2011 Census counted **4,213 people in 974 households**, the 3rd largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 4,213people (2011) - 974households - 65.4%literacy - 622301PIN code ## Thuvar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thuvar is 622301.** Thuvar falls in Gandarvakkottai sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622301 - Gram panchayatThuvar - Community development blockGandarvakkottai - Census village code639405 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thuvar from nearby towns? - Kovilur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)30 km by road - Karambakkudi (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 Thuvar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Thuvar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malaiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Pudukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudukkottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Thuvar known for? The main crops are **corn, paddy and ground nut**. About 31% of the 992 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Thuvar Of every 100 households in Thuvar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thuvar · ■ Gandarvakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****18%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **86% Tap water ****64%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **88% Use banking services ****13%** **31% Television ****89%** **91% Mobile phone ****55%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Thuvar? ■ Thuvar · ■ Gandarvakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **980 Working population ****51.1%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 55.3% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 559 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,382 (64%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 153 (7%) · **■** Marginal 40 (2%) 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 Gandarvakkottai - Kovilur9,543 people - Kallaakottai4,801 people - Veeradipatti3,542 people - Sundampatti3,446 people - Kulathur3,275 people - Nodiyur3,107 people [All 37 villages in Gandarvakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/gandarvakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thuvar?622301 - How far is Thuvar from Pudukkottai?30 km by road - What is the population of Thuvar?4,213 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thuvar in?Pudukkottai district (Gandarvakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thuvar?65.4% (Census 2011)