# Thatchur Village, Arani, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/arani/thatchur/ Village · Arani, Tiruvannamalai # Thatchur Thatchur is a village in Arani sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632326**. The 2011 Census counted **4,514 people in 1,048 households**, the 17th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 4,514people (2011) - 1,048households - 77.0%literacy - 632326PIN code ## Thatchur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thatchur is 632326.** Thatchur falls in Arani sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632326 - Gram panchayatThatchur - Community development blockWest Arani - Census village code631206 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thatchur from nearby towns? - Arani (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)45 km by road - Arani (nearest town)10 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 Thatchur? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Thatchur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 5 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn 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 school5–10 km · Othalavady - ○Degree college10+ km · Irumbedu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arani - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Thatchur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 29% of the 1,417 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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 Thatchur Of every 100 households in Thatchur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thatchur · ■ Arani rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****24%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **81% Tap water ****68%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **63% Use banking services ****46%** **36% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****48%** **59% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Thatchur? ■ Thatchur · ■ Arani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%** **76.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **942 Working population ****53.7%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 68.7% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 530 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,102 (45%) · **■** Household industry 95 (4%) · **■** Other work 438 (18%) · **■** Marginal 261 (11%) 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 Arani - Iyyampalayam4,770 people - Ariyapadi4,725 people - Nesal4,569 people - Vannankulam4,549 people - Rattinamanagalam4,381 people - Kuppam4,203 people - Kilnagar4,139 people - Adanur4,006 people [All 48 villages in Arani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/arani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thatchur?632326 - How far is Thatchur from Tiruvannamalai?45 km by road - What is the population of Thatchur?4,514 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thatchur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Arani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thatchur?77.0% (Census 2011)