# Thuppakkudi Village, Alangulam, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Alangulam, Tirunelveli 

# Thuppakkudi

Thuppakkudi is a village in Alangulam sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627423**. The 2011 Census counted **1,430 people in 391 households**, the 23rd largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 1,430people (2011)
- 391households
- 71.4%literacy
- 627423PIN code

## Thuppakkudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thuppakkudi is 627423.** Thuppakkudi falls in Alangulam sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627423
- Gram panchayatThuppakudi
- Community development blockKadayam
- Census village code642809

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thuppakkudi from nearby towns?

- Alangulam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)36 km by road
- Ambasamudram (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 Thuppakkudi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Thuppakkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Podukkudi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Alwarkurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambasamudram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Thuppakkudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and chinese potato**. Products made here include beedi. About 41% of the 430 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Thuppakkudi

Of every 100 households in Thuppakkudi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thuppakkudi · ■ Alangulam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**68%

Tap water ****95%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**66%

Use banking services ****55%**

**58%

Television ****74%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Thuppakkudi?

■ Thuppakkudi · ■ Alangulam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**992

Working population ****52.4%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 62.7% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 419 (56%) · **■** Household industry 217 (29%) · **■** Other work 85 (11%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Alangulam

- Sivalarkulam2,461 people
- Ayyanarkulam2,365 people
- Kidarakulam2,125 people
- Madathoor1,594 people
- Subbaihapuram1,393 people
- Thuthikulam1,310 people
- Rawthaperi666 people
- Kaduvetti614 people

[All 31 villages in Alangulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/alangulam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thuppakkudi?627423
- How far is Thuppakkudi from Tirunelveli?36 km by road
- What is the population of Thuppakkudi?1,430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thuppakkudi in?Tirunelveli district (Alangulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thuppakkudi?71.4% (Census 2011)