# Thekkattur Village, Thirumayam, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/thirumayam/thekkattur/ Village · Thirumayam, Pudukkottai # Thekkattur Thekkattur is a village in Thirumayam sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622506**. The 2011 Census counted **7,632 people in 1,932 households**, the 2nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 7,632people (2011) - 1,932households - 78.3%literacy - 622506PIN code ## Thekkattur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thekkattur is 622506.** Thekkattur falls in Thirumayam sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622506 - Gram panchayatThekkattur - Community development blockArimalam - Census village code639462 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thekkattur from nearby towns? - Thirumayam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)10 km by road - Arimalam (nearest town)17 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 Thekkattur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Thekkattur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Thekkattur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. Products made here include baskets. About 25% of the 2,165 hectares of village land is sown, and 526 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 Thekkattur Of every 100 households in Thekkattur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thekkattur · ■ Thirumayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****34%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **66% Tap water ****74%** **66% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **75% Use banking services ****46%** **65% Television ****75%** **86% Mobile phone ****77%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **92% 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 Thekkattur? ■ Thekkattur · ■ Thirumayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **966 Working population ****42.2%** **45.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 68.3% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 429 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 495 (15%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,122 (35%) · **■** Marginal 1,158 (36%) 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 Thirumayam - Tirumayam8,988 people - Virachilai I Bit7,006 people - Panangudi6,783 people - Perungudi6,076 people - Melappanaiyur4,885 people [All 81 villages in Thirumayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/thirumayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thekkattur?622506 - How far is Thekkattur from Pudukkottai?10 km by road - What is the population of Thekkattur?7,632 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thekkattur in?Pudukkottai district (Thirumayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thekkattur?78.3% (Census 2011)