Village · Tirupathur, Sivaganga
# Thuvar

Thuvar is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 630405. The 2011 Census counted 2,260 people in 537 households, the 43rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.
- 2,260 people (2011)
- 537 households
- 74.6% literacy
- 630405 PIN code

## Thuvar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Thuvar is 630405. Thuvar falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 630405
- Gram panchayat Thuvar
- Community development block Tirupathur
- Census village code 639985

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Thuvar from nearby towns?
- Tirupathur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Nerkuppai (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## 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 school In village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Poolankuruchi
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Poolankuruchi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tirupathur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Thuvar known for?

The main crops are paddy, ground nut and coconut. About 14% of the 1,342 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Thuvar

Of every 100 households in Thuvar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thuvar · ■ Tirupathur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 89%
- Toilet within the home 16% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 69%
- Tap water 73% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 80%
- Use banking services 90% 50%
- Television 94% 89%
- Mobile phone 84% 62%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 42% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 3% 4%
- Own their home 98% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Thuvar?

■ Thuvar · ■ Tirupathur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.6% 74.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1005 990
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 913 953
- Working population 46.7% 50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 65.4% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 472 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 237 (22%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 148 (14%) · ■ Marginal 186 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Tirupathur
- Manalur 2,315 people
- Mallakottai 2,277 people
- Thenkarai 2,273 people
- Melapatti 2,272 people
- S.Pudur 2,230 people
- Vaiakalathur 2,229 people
- Kilavayal 2,228 people
- Kulathupatti 2,216 people

All 98 villages in Tirupathur

## Other places named Thuvar
- Thuvar · Village, Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai · 4,213 people
- Thuvar · Village, Vadgam, Banas Kantha · 1,830 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Thuvar? 630405
- How far is Thuvar from Sivaganga? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Thuvar? 2,260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thuvar in? Sivaganga district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thuvar? 74.6% (Census 2011)

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