# Thoppai Village, Lalgudi, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/lalgudi/thoppai/ Village · Lalgudi, Tiruchirappalli # Thoppai Thoppai is a village in Lalgudi sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621651**. The 2011 Census counted **1,622 people in 445 households**, the 57th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%. - 1,622people (2011) - 445households - 79.2%literacy - 621651PIN code ## Thoppai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thoppai is 621651.** Thoppai falls in Lalgudi sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621651 - Gram panchayatThappai - Community development blockPullambadi - Census village code635896 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thoppai from nearby towns? - Lalgudi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)45 km by road - Pullampadi (nearest town)5 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 Thoppai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Thoppai; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 · Pullampadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Lalgudi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pullampadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Thoppai known for? The main crops are **cotton, maize and chilli**. About 42% of the 1,078 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Thoppai Of every 100 households in Thoppai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thoppai · ■ Lalgudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****8%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **70% Tap water ****100%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **66% Use banking services ****59%** **61% Television ****76%** **82% Mobile phone ****68%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **8% Own their home ****91%** **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 Thoppai? ■ Thoppai · ■ Lalgudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **80.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **941 Working population ****56.7%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 68.9% for women. 65% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 335 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (48%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 138 (15%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 Lalgudi - Sirukalapur1,835 people - Peruvalanallur1,700 people - Keelanbil1,692 people - Neikuppai1,633 people - M. Kannanoor1,557 people - Idaiyathumangalam1,554 people - T.Valavanoor1,498 people - Alambadi1,452 people [All 87 villages in Lalgudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/lalgudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thoppai?621651 - How far is Thoppai from Tiruchirappalli?45 km by road - What is the population of Thoppai?1,622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thoppai in?Tiruchirappalli district (Lalgudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thoppai?79.2% (Census 2011)