# Tharuvai Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/tharuvai/ Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli # Tharuvai Tharuvai is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627356**. The 2011 Census counted **6,126 people in 1,574 households**, the 3rd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%. - 6,126people (2011) - 1,574households - 79.5%literacy - 627356PIN code ## Tharuvai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tharuvai is 627356.** Tharuvai falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627356 - Gram panchayatTheruvai - Community development blockPalayamkottai - Census village code642910 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tharuvai from nearby towns? - Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)10 km by road - Tirunelveli (nearest town)7 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 Tharuvai? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Tharuvai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Munnirpallam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirunelveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirunelveli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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)6 h summer · 8 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 Tharuvai known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and cotton**. Products made here include rubber, sea shells polishing and clay pots. About 19% of the 1,685 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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 Tharuvai Of every 100 households in Tharuvai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Tharuvai · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****23%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **55% Tap water ****77%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **54% Use banking services ****45%** **62% Television ****86%** **88% Mobile phone ****67%** **70% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****24%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****88%** **83% 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 Tharuvai? ■ Tharuvai · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **83.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **972 Working population ****49.7%** **44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 73.2% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 317 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 571 (19%) · **■** Household industry 196 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,803 (59%) · **■** Marginal 155 (5%) 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 Palayamkottai - Keelanatham11,570 people - Munnirpallam7,183 people - Reddiarpatti5,166 people - Sivalaperi4,571 people - Ariyakulam4,130 people - Naduvakurichi3,859 people [All 41 villages in Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tharuvai?627356 - How far is Tharuvai from Tirunelveli?10 km by road - What is the population of Tharuvai?6,126 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tharuvai in?Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tharuvai?79.5% (Census 2011)