# Thurapallam Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/thurapallam/ Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Thurapallam Thurapallam is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601201**. The 2011 Census counted **3,371 people in 877 households**, the 16th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 3,371people (2011) - 877households - 78.1%literacy - 601201PIN code ## Thurapallam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thurapallam is 601201.** Thurapallam falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601201 - Gram panchayatPeria Obulapuram - Community development blockGummidipoondi - Census village code628565 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thurapallam from nearby towns? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)52 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town)3 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 Thurapallam? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Thurapallam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Elavur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Gummidipoondi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Thurapallam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 62% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Thurapallam Of every 100 households in Thurapallam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Thurapallam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****49%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **76% Tap water ****94%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **60% Use banking services ****36%** **38% Television ****79%** **86% Mobile phone ****80%** **62% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****75%** **90% 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 Thurapallam? ■ Thurapallam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **965 Working population ****41.2%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 68.7% for women. 59% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (13%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 554 (40%) · **■** Marginal 586 (42%) 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 Gummidipoondi - Eguvarpalayam4,052 people - Puduvoyal3,698 people - Mukkarambakkam3,488 people - Chinnaobulapuram3,412 people - Obasamudram3,127 people - Thervoy3,122 people - Sunnambukkulam3,057 people - Edur2,939 people [All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thurapallam?601201 - How far is Thurapallam from Thiruvallur?52 km by road - What is the population of Thurapallam?3,371 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thurapallam in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thurapallam?78.1% (Census 2011)