# Thirucherai Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/thirucherai/ Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur # Thirucherai Thirucherai is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612605**. The 2011 Census counted **3,182 people in 852 households**, the 18th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 3,182people (2011) - 852households - 84.0%literacy - 612605PIN code ## Thirucherai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thirucherai is 612605.** Thirucherai falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612605 - Gram panchayatThirucherai - Community development blockThiruvidaimarudur - Census village code638570 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thirucherai from nearby towns? - Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)54 km by road - Kodavasal (nearest town)5 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 Thirucherai? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Thirucherai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Natchiarkoil - ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Semmankudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Thirucherai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 48% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Thirucherai Of every 100 households in Thirucherai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thirucherai · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****47%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **58% Tap water ****61%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **67% Use banking services ****27%** **50% Television ****97%** **91% Mobile phone ****59%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****79%** **87% 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 Thirucherai? ■ Thirucherai · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **80.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **952 Working population ****41.2%** **41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 77.8% for women. 63% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 134 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 316 (24%) · **■** Household industry 128 (10%) · **■** Other work 496 (38%) · **■** Marginal 238 (18%) 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 Kumbakonam - Bapurasapuram3,593 people - Valapuram3,519 people - Thillaiyambur3,441 people - Thenampadugai3,370 people - Poundarigapuram3,175 people - Udaiyalur3,156 people - Semmangudi3,099 people - Innambur3,042 people [All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thirucherai?612605 - How far is Thirucherai from Thanjavur?54 km by road - What is the population of Thirucherai?3,182 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thirucherai in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thirucherai?84.0% (Census 2011)