# Thumbakkadu Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/thumbakkadu/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Thumbakkadu Thumbakkadu is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606803**. The 2011 Census counted **1,325 people in 348 households**, the 117th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,325people (2011) - 348households - 35.8%literacy - 606803PIN code ## Thumbakkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thumbakkadu is 606803.** Thumbakkadu falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606803 - Gram panchayatKuttakarai - Community development blockJawadhu Hills - Census village code631679 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thumbakkadu from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)49 km by road - Polur (nearest town)17 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 Thumbakkadu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Thumbakkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mambattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Ettivadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Polur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Thumbakkadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 63% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Thumbakkadu Of every 100 households in Thumbakkadu in 2011, 71 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thumbakkadu · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **90% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **87% Tap water ****29%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **76% Use banking services ****13%** **40% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****36%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 Thumbakkadu? ■ Thumbakkadu · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****35.8%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084** **917 Working population ****62.1%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 44.1% for men and 27.6% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 689 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) 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 Polur - Kuruvimalai1,371 people - Kattipoondy1,366 people - Seettampattu1,345 people - Thiappanandhal1,327 people - Kampattu1,322 people - Enduvambady1,303 people - Ginganallur1,294 people - Jadatharikuppam1,274 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thumbakkadu?606803 - How far is Thumbakkadu from Tiruvannamalai?49 km by road - What is the population of Thumbakkadu?1,325 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thumbakkadu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thumbakkadu?35.8% (Census 2011)