# Thozhupedu Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/thozhupedu/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Thozhupedu Thozhupedu is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604409**. The 2011 Census counted **1,610 people in 393 households**, the 63rd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,610people (2011) - 393households - 65.1%literacy - 604409PIN code ## Thozhupedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thozhupedu is 604409.** Thozhupedu falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604409 - Gram panchayatThozhupedu - Community development blockCheyyar - Census village code631355 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thozhupedu from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)85 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)15 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 Thozhupedu? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Thozhupedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Korukkai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvethipuram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Thozhupedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 14% of the 638 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Thozhupedu Of every 100 households in Thozhupedu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thozhupedu · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **87% Tap water ****92%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **69% Use banking services ****3%** **43% Television ****88%** **88% Mobile phone ****63%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Thozhupedu? ■ Thozhupedu · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024** **965 Working population ****61.4%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 53.9% for women. 66% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (37%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 132 (13%) · **■** Marginal 273 (28%) 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 Cheyyar - Thirumpoondi1,630 people - Sumangali1,628 people - Kizhapalanthai1,621 people - Mukkur1,616 people - Erumaivetti1,609 people - Irumaram1,597 people - Sirungattur1,593 people - Hasanamapettai1,582 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thozhupedu?604409 - How far is Thozhupedu from Tiruvannamalai?85 km by road - What is the population of Thozhupedu?1,610 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thozhupedu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thozhupedu?65.1% (Census 2011)