# Thatchoor Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/thatchoor/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Thatchoor Thatchoor is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601204**. The 2011 Census counted **6,584 people in 1,700 households**, the 7th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 6,584people (2011) - 1,700households - 79.3%literacy - 601204PIN code ## Thatchoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thatchoor is 601204.** Thatchoor falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601204 - Gram panchayatPanjetty , Neduvarambakkam, Andarkuppam , Madavara - Community development blockSholavaram - Census village code628717 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thatchoor from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)50 km by road - Ponneri (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 Thatchoor? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Thatchoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 college5–10 km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Minjur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Thatchoor known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. Products made here include steel rods and automobile spare parts. About 53% of the 799 hectares of village land is sown, and 406 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 Thatchoor Of every 100 households in Thatchoor in 2011, 99 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Thatchoor · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****51%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **62% Tap water ****98%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **49% Use banking services ****47%** **36% Television ****92%** **92% Mobile phone ****70%** **64% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****36%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****73%** **89% 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 Thatchoor? ■ Thatchoor · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **964 Working population ****41.9%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 73.5% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 173 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 417 (15%) · **■** Household industry 72 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,616 (59%) · **■** Marginal 482 (17%) 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 Ponneri - Thadaperumbakkam10,618 people - Sholavaram9,397 people - Anuppampattu8,719 people - Jaganathapuram7,261 people - Nandiambakkam6,268 people - Nalur6,238 people - Voyalur6,080 people - Vichoor5,765 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thatchoor?601204 - How far is Thatchoor from Thiruvallur?50 km by road - What is the population of Thatchoor?6,584 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thatchoor in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thatchoor?79.3% (Census 2011)