# Therku Kadayam, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli – Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/therku-kadayam/ Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli # Therku Kadayam Therku Kadayam is a village in [Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/) sub-district of [Tirunelveli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **627415**. The 2011 Census counted **5,059 people in 1,273 households**, the 13th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 5,059people (2011) - 1,273households - 87.3%literacy - 627415PIN code ## Therku Kadayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Therku Kadayam is 627415.** Therku Kadayam falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627415 - Gram panchayatMudaliarpatti, Thirumalaiappapuram - Community development blockKadayam - Census village code642935 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Therku Kadayam from nearby towns? - Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)45 km by road - Alwarkurichi (nearest town)6 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 Kadayam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Therku Kadayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Alwarkurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madhapuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Kadayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and green gram**. Products made here include mat and clay pots. About 51% of the 422 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Kadayam Of every 100 households in Therku Kadayam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Therku Kadayam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****67%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **50% Tap water ****99%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **63% Use banking services ****71%** **59% Television ****85%** **82% Mobile phone ****60%** **54% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****70%** **84% 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 Kadayam? ■ Therku Kadayam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **965 Working population ****46.8%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.8% for men and 80.2% for women. 58% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Household industry 593 (25%) · **■** Other work 1,428 (60%) · **■** Marginal 311 (13%) 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 Ambasamudram - Idaikkal5,733 people - Vellanguli5,613 people - Pappankulam5,192 people - Mannarkovil5,168 people - Therku Viravanallur4,778 people - Kasidharmam4,664 people - Mela Ambur4,385 people - Thiruviruttanpuli4,026 people [All 64 villages in Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Therku Kadayam?627415 - How far is Therku Kadayam from Tirunelveli?45 km by road - What is the population of Therku Kadayam?5,059 (Census 2011) - Which district is Therku Kadayam in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Therku Kadayam?87.3% (Census 2011)