Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Thorapadi Thorapadi is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606704. The 2011 Census counted 2,950 people in 661 households, the 28th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,950 people (2011) - 661 households - 59.3% literacy - 606704 PIN code ## Thorapadi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Thorapadi is 606704. Thorapadi falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 606704 - Gram panchayat Thorapadi - Community development block Pudupalayam - Census village code 631901 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Thorapadi from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ) 29 km by road - Pudupalayam (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Thorapadi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Thorapadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Eraiyur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Pudupalayam - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Pudupalayam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thorapadi known for? The main crops are sugarcane, paddy and ragi. Products made here include jaggery and rice. About 46% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Thorapadi Of every 100 households in Thorapadi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thorapadi · ■ Chengam rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 89% - Toilet within the home 3% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 90% - Tap water 93% 76% - Drinking water within premises 2% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 85% - Use banking services 68% 29% - Television 94% 80% - Mobile phone 72% 61% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 16% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 2% 9% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Thorapadi? ■ Thorapadi · ■ Chengam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.3% 66.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 943 969 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 773 885 - Working population 59.1% 52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 48.2% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 312 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 731 (42%) · ■ Other work 191 (11%) · ■ Marginal 510 (29%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chengam - Kuppanatham 3,211 people - Se.Nachipattu 3,146 people - Chennasamudram 3,134 people - Kannakurkkai 2,998 people - Veeranandal 2,935 people - Kottakulam 2,820 people - Pudupattu 2,750 people - Pinjur 2,731 people All 136 villages in Chengam ## Other places named Thorapadi - Thorapadi · Town, Vellore · 16,700 people - Thorapadi · Town, Cuddalore · 7,659 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thorapadi? 606704 - How far is Thorapadi from Tiruvannamalai? 29 km by road - What is the population of Thorapadi? 2,950 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thorapadi in? Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thorapadi? 59.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/thorapadi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.