# Tirukostiyur Village, Tirupathur, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/tirupathur/tirukostiyur/ Village · Tirupathur, Sivaganga # Tirukostiyur Tirukostiyur is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630210**. The 2011 Census counted **2,074 people in 529 households**, the 50th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 2,074people (2011) - 529households - 82.2%literacy - 630210PIN code ## Tirukostiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tirukostiyur is 630210.** Tirukostiyur falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630210 - Gram panchayatTirukostiyur - Community development blockTirupathur - Census village code640050 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tirukostiyur from nearby towns? - Tirupathur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)25 km by road - Tirupathur (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 Tirukostiyur? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Tirukostiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirupathur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madaguppatti - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Tirukostiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. About 15% of the 727 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Tirukostiyur Of every 100 households in Tirukostiyur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Tirukostiyur · ■ Tirupathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****52%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **69% Tap water ****4%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **80% Use banking services ****60%** **50% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****65%** **62% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****80%** **94% 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 Tirukostiyur? ■ Tirukostiyur · ■ Tirupathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730** **953 Working population ****41.0%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 76.1% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 114 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (20%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 486 (57%) · **■** Marginal 74 (9%) 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 Tirupathur - Kilavayal2,228 people - Kulathupatti2,216 people - Severakottai2,203 people - Kandavarayanpatti2,188 people - Jeyankondanilai2,059 people - Madavarayanpatti2,056 people - Alangudi2,042 people - Mela Pattamangalam1,948 people [All 98 villages in Tirupathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/tirupathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tirukostiyur?630210 - How far is Tirukostiyur from Sivaganga?25 km by road - What is the population of Tirukostiyur?2,074 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tirukostiyur in?Sivaganga district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tirukostiyur?82.2% (Census 2011)