# Thuneri Village, Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/udhagamandalam/thuneri/ Village · Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris # Thuneri Thuneri is a village in Udhagamandalam sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643002**. The 2011 Census counted **7,110 people in 2,090 households**, the 7th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.3%. - 7,110people (2011) - 2,090households - 72.8%literacy - 643002PIN code ## Thuneri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thuneri is 643002.** Thuneri falls in Udhagamandalam sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code643002 - Gram panchayatThuneri - Community development blockUdhagamandalam - Census village code635092 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thuneri from nearby towns? - Udhagamandalam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Udhagamandalam (district HQ)15 km by road - Udhagamandalam (nearest town)15 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 Thuneri? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Thuneri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 4 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Kotagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhagamandalam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Thuneri known for? The main crops are **tea, potato and vegetables**. Products made here include tea dust. About 54% of the 1,721 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Thuneri Of every 100 households in Thuneri in 2011, 93 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Thuneri · ■ Udhagamandalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****28%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **66% Tap water ****87%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **62% Use banking services ****35%** **43% Television ****95%** **94% Mobile phone ****62%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****85%** **83% 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 Thuneri? ■ Thuneri · ■ Udhagamandalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **76.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1051 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **1037 Working population ****58.5%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 62.4% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 911 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,595 (62%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 558 (13%) · **■** Marginal 91 (2%) 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 Udhagamandalam - Thummanatti9,461 people - Hullathi9,187 people - Masinagudi8,783 people - Udhagamandalam8,214 people - Kadanad7,080 people - Ebbanad6,233 people - Kukkal5,219 people [All 10 villages in Udhagamandalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/udhagamandalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thuneri?643002 - How far is Thuneri from Udhagamandalam?15 km by road - What is the population of Thuneri?7,110 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thuneri in?The Nilgiris district (Udhagamandalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thuneri?72.8% (Census 2011)