Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Thirukalore Thirukalore is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 628612. The 2011 Census counted 4,840 people in 1,231 households, the 10th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 4,840 people (2011) - 1,231 households - 86.4% literacy - 628612 PIN code ## Thirukalore PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Thirukalore is 628612. Thirukalore falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 628612 - Gram panchayat Thirukkallor, Cambellabad - Community development block Alwarthirunagari - Census village code 642548 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Thirukalore from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ) 48 km by road - Alwarthirunagiri (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Thirukalore? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Thirukalore; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Alwarthirunagiri - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nazerath - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Nazerath - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thirukalore known for? The main crops are paddy, banana and black gram. Products made here include bricks and clay pots. About 46% of the 441 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Thirukalore Of every 100 households in Thirukalore in 2011, 94 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thirukalore · ■ Tiruchendur rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 93% - Toilet within the home 39% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 58% 46% - Tap water 87% 89% - Drinking water within premises 16% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 27% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 66% - Use banking services 30% 56% - Television 80% 85% - Mobile phone 61% 64% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 12% 20% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 9% 7% - Own their home 76% 84% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Thirukalore? ■ Thirukalore · ■ Tiruchendur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.4% 89.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1064 1057 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1036 957 - Working population 38.1% 38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 82.4% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 130 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 390 (21%) · ■ Household industry 50 (3%) · ■ Other work 1,158 (63%) · ■ Marginal 114 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tiruchendur - Mela Authoor 6,210 people - Semmarikulam 5,859 people - Manapad 5,795 people - Kayamozhi 5,382 people - Nalumavadi 4,828 people - Chettiyapathu 4,479 people - Angamangalam 4,086 people - Veerapandianpattinam 3,571 people All 47 villages in Tiruchendur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thirukalore? 628612 - How far is Thirukalore from Thoothukkudi? 48 km by road - What is the population of Thirukalore? 4,840 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thirukalore in? Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thirukalore? 86.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/thirukalore/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.