# Therku Vandanam Village, Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/therku-vandanam/ Village · Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi # Therku Vandanam Therku Vandanam is a village in Kovilpatti sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628714**. The 2011 Census counted **647 people in 164 households**, the 66th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 647people (2011) - 164households - 70.8%literacy - 628714PIN code ## Therku Vandanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Therku Vandanam is 628714.** Therku Vandanam falls in Kovilpatti sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628714 - Gram panchayatTherku Vandanam - Community development blockKayatharu - Census village code642210 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Therku Vandanam from nearby towns? - Kovilpatti (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)46 km by road - Kadambur (nearest town)8 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 Therku Vandanam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Therku Vandanam; 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Kamanaickenpatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Therku Vandanam known for? The main crops are **paddy, corn and bulrush**. Products made here include cotton. About 18% of the 900 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Therku Vandanam Of every 100 households in Therku Vandanam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Therku Vandanam · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **85% Tap water ****89%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%** **68% Use banking services ****38%** **49% Television ****94%** **84% Mobile phone ****64%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **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 Therku Vandanam? ■ Therku Vandanam · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1259** **955 Working population ****58.9%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 59.1% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (61%) · **■** Household industry 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 97 (25%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%) 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 Kovilpatti - Saravanapuram855 people - Theethampatti812 people - Asoor806 people - Thirumalaipuram673 people - Govindampatti597 people - Ottudanpatti563 people - Kattalampatti512 people - Vadakku Vandanam491 people [All 73 villages in Kovilpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Therku Vandanam?628714 - How far is Therku Vandanam from Thoothukkudi?46 km by road - What is the population of Therku Vandanam?647 (Census 2011) - Which district is Therku Vandanam in?Thoothukkudi district (Kovilpatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Therku Vandanam?70.8% (Census 2011)