# Deekshasamudram Village, Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvaiyaru/deekshasamudram/ Village · Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur # Deekshasamudram Deekshasamudram is a village in Thiruvaiyaru sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **613104**. The 2011 Census counted **1,819 people in 453 households**, the 37th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 1,819people (2011) - 453households - 88.5%literacy - 613104PIN code ## Deekshasamudram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Deekshasamudram is 613104.** Deekshasamudram falls in Thiruvaiyaru sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code613104 - Gram panchayatDeekshasamudram - Community development blockBudalur - Census village code638744 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Deekshasamudram from nearby towns? - Thiruvaiyaru (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)26 km by road - Thirukkattupalli (nearest town)4 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 Deekshasamudram? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Deekshasamudram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirukkattupalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvaiyaru - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thirukkattupalli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Deekshasamudram known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesame seeds**. About 74% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Deekshasamudram Of every 100 households in Deekshasamudram in 2011, 83 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Deekshasamudram · ■ Thiruvaiyaru rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **95% Toilet within the home ****15%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **70% Tap water ****92%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **72% Use banking services ****31%** **40% Television ****93%** **90% Mobile phone ****74%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Deekshasamudram? ■ Deekshasamudram · ■ Thiruvaiyaru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787** **939 Working population ****44.8%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 84.2% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 326 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 116 (14%) · **■** Marginal 242 (30%) 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 Thiruvaiyaru - Eswarankoilpathu2,018 people - Karuppur2,000 people - Punavasal1,962 people - Vellamperambur1,835 people - Mannarsamudram1,795 people - Thenperambur1,784 people - Tiruvalampozhil1,747 people - Nemam1,735 people [All 77 villages in Thiruvaiyaru](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvaiyaru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Deekshasamudram?613104 - How far is Deekshasamudram from Thanjavur?26 km by road - What is the population of Deekshasamudram?1,819 (Census 2011) - Which district is Deekshasamudram in?Thanjavur district (Thiruvaiyaru sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Deekshasamudram?88.5% (Census 2011)