# Thiruthu Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/thiruthu/ Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli # Thiruthu Thiruthu is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627351**. The 2011 Census counted **52 people in 16 households**, the 40th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%. - 52people (2011) - 16households - 85.7%literacy - 627351PIN code ## Thiruthu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thiruthu is 627351.** Thiruthu falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627351 - Gram panchayatKeelapattam - Community development blockPalayamkottai - Census village code642895 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thiruthu from nearby towns? - Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)9 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 Thiruthu? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Thiruthu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Naduvakurichi - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naduvakurichi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ariyakulam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirunelveli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Thiruthu known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 81% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Thiruthu Of every 100 households in Thiruthu in 2011, 82 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thiruthu · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **95% Toilet within the home ****6%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **55% Tap water ****0%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **54% Use banking services ****41%** **62% Television ****59%** **88% Mobile phone ****41%** **70% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****0%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****18%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **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 Thiruthu? ■ Thiruthu · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%** **83.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1167** **1015 Working population ****51.9%** **44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 76.0% for women. 75% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Farm labourers 18 (67%) · **■** Other work 7 (26%) · **■** Marginal 2 (7%) 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 - Velankulam285 people - Kilathiruvengadanathapuram279 people - Kuravankulam75 people - Gangainadarkulam73 people [All 41 villages in Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thiruthu?627351 - How far is Thiruthu from Tirunelveli?9 km by road - What is the population of Thiruthu?52 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thiruthu in?Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thiruthu?85.7% (Census 2011)