# Thonugal Village, Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/thonugal/ Village · Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi # Thonugal Thonugal is a village in Kovilpatti sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628503**. The 2011 Census counted **2,227 people in 610 households**, the 20th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 2,227people (2011) - 610households - 73.4%literacy - 628503PIN code ## Thonugal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thonugal is 628503.** Thonugal falls in Kovilpatti sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628503 - Gram panchayatThonugal - Community development blockKovilpatti - Census village code642170 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thonugal from nearby towns? - Kovilpatti (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)68 km by road - Kovilpatti (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 Thonugal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Thonugal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nallattin Puthur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nallattin Puthur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kovilpatti - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Thonugal known for? About 29% of the 945 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Thonugal Of every 100 households in Thonugal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thonugal · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **85% Tap water ****96%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **68% Use banking services ****80%** **49% Television ****93%** **84% Mobile phone ****76%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **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 Thonugal? ■ Thonugal · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **955 Working population ****57.2%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 64.8% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 134 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 450 (35%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 243 (19%) · **■** Marginal 441 (35%) 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 - Ayyaneri2,380 people - Vadakku Ilandaikulam2,361 people - K.Venkateswarapuram2,300 people - Appaneri2,278 people - Duraiyoor2,186 people - Pillayarnatham2,042 people - Panikkarkulam1,922 people - Sivandipatti1,912 people [All 73 villages in Kovilpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thonugal?628503 - How far is Thonugal from Thoothukkudi?68 km by road - What is the population of Thonugal?2,227 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thonugal in?Thoothukkudi district (Kovilpatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thonugal?73.4% (Census 2011)