# Thumbakkam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/thumbakkam/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Thumbakkam Thumbakkam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601102**. The 2011 Census counted **553 people in 155 households**, the 70th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 553people (2011) - 155households - 75.2%literacy - 601102PIN code ## Thumbakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thumbakkam is 601102.** Thumbakkam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601102 - Gram panchayatThumbakkam - Community development blockEllapuram - Census village code628806 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thumbakkam from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)40 km by road - Uthukkottai (nearest town)17 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 Thumbakkam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Thumbakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Periyapalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Perandur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Thumbakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Thumbakkam Of every 100 households in Thumbakkam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Thumbakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****28%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%** **64% Use banking services ****94%** **38% Television ****95%** **90% Mobile phone ****71%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****43%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Thumbakkam? ■ Thumbakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129** **960 Working population ****69.1%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 62.8% for women. 68% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 42 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (46%) · **■** Other work 86 (23%) · **■** Marginal 77 (20%) 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 Uthukkottai - Gerugambakkam615 people - Gurupuram601 people - Vadathillai598 people - Perittivakkam565 people - Annadanakkakavakkam532 people - Ariyathur519 people - Alapakkam503 people - Vembedu460 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thumbakkam?601102 - How far is Thumbakkam from Thiruvallur?40 km by road - What is the population of Thumbakkam?553 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thumbakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thumbakkam?75.2% (Census 2011)