# Thappathi Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/thappathi/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Thappathi Thappathi is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628902**. The 2011 Census counted **2,730 people in 706 households**, the 4th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 2,730people (2011) - 706households - 79.9%literacy - 628902PIN code ## Thappathi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thappathi is 628902.** Thappathi falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628902 - Gram panchayatThappathi - Community development blockPudur - Census village code642253 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thappathi from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)50 km by road - Pudur (nearest town)12 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 Thappathi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Thappathi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kottur - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Thappathi known for? The main crops are **black gram, whole green gram and jasmine**. Products made here include match box and bricks. About 60% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Thappathi Of every 100 households in Thappathi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thappathi · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****20%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **87% Tap water ****38%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **65% Use banking services ****24%** **40% Television ****94%** **83% Mobile phone ****67%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****38%** **86% 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 Thappathi? ■ Thappathi · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054** **986 Working population ****42.1%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 73.7% for women. 58% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (34%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 665 (58%) · **■** Marginal 44 (4%) 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 Ettayapuram - Kadalaiyur3,857 people - Ilambuvanam3,695 people - Irachi3,266 people - Muthulapuram2,635 people - Kila Eral2,491 people - Vembur2,359 people - Ayan Karisalkulam2,286 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thappathi?628902 - How far is Thappathi from Thoothukkudi?50 km by road - What is the population of Thappathi?2,730 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thappathi in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thappathi?79.9% (Census 2011)