# Thirupalaivanam Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/thirupalaivanam/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Thirupalaivanam Thirupalaivanam is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,326 people in 612 households**, the 26th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 2,326people (2011) - 612households - 66.8%literacy - 601204PIN code ## Thirupalaivanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thirupalaivanam is 601204.** Thirupalaivanam falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601204 - Gram panchayatThirupalaivanam - Community development blockMinjur - Census village code628655 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thirupalaivanam from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)60 km by road - Ponneri (nearest town)16 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 Thirupalaivanam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Thirupalaivanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sirupazhaverkadu - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Minjur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Thirupalaivanam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 793 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Thirupalaivanam Of every 100 households in Thirupalaivanam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thirupalaivanam · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****30%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **62% Tap water ****99%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **49% Use banking services ****17%** **36% Television ****90%** **92% Mobile phone ****58%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****15%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **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 Thirupalaivanam? ■ Thirupalaivanam · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1272** **964 Working population ****49.9%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 61.0% for women. 63% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (24%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 398 (34%) · **■** Marginal 427 (37%) 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 - Chinnakavanam2,923 people - Elaimbedu2,666 people - Perumbedu2,608 people - Kolur2,382 people - Perungavoor2,277 people - Panjetty2,145 people - Peravallur2,101 people - Thangalperumbalam2,095 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thirupalaivanam?601204 - How far is Thirupalaivanam from Thiruvallur?60 km by road - What is the population of Thirupalaivanam?2,326 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thirupalaivanam in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thirupalaivanam?66.8% (Census 2011)