# Thuraiperumbakkam Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/thuraiperumbakkam/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Thuraiperumbakkam Thuraiperumbakkam is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632508**. The 2011 Census counted **1,464 people in 354 households**, the 100th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 1,464people (2011) - 354households - 76.2%literacy - 632508PIN code ## Thuraiperumbakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thuraiperumbakkam is 632508.** Thuraiperumbakkam falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632508 - Gram panchayatThuraiperumbakkam - Community development blockKaveripakkam - Census village code630660 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thuraiperumbakkam from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)44 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)50 km by road - Kaveripakkam (nearest town)4 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 Thuraiperumbakkam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Thuraiperumbakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kaveripakkam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kaveripakkam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kaveripakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 10 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 Thuraiperumbakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 29% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Thuraiperumbakkam Of every 100 households in Thuraiperumbakkam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thuraiperumbakkam · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **83% Tap water ****57%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **64% Use banking services ****30%** **32% Television ****91%** **90% Mobile phone ****42%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Thuraiperumbakkam? ■ Thuraiperumbakkam · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **961 Working population ****48.9%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 68.8% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 106 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 431 (60%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 152 (21%) · **■** Marginal 26 (4%) 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 Arakonam - Akkachikuppam1,500 people - Murungai1,498 people - Vailambadi1,495 people - Vettangulam1,465 people - Ambarishpuram1,455 people - Asamandur1,414 people - Perapperi1,396 people - Eralacheri1,385 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thuraiperumbakkam?632508 - How far is Thuraiperumbakkam from Vellore?50 km by road - What is the population of Thuraiperumbakkam?1,464 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thuraiperumbakkam in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thuraiperumbakkam?76.2% (Census 2011)