# Thuraiyur Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/thuraiyur/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Thuraiyur Thuraiyur is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631052**. The 2011 Census counted **1,186 people in 290 households**, the 112th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 1,186people (2011) - 290households - 73.7%literacy - 631052PIN code ## Thuraiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thuraiyur is 631052.** Thuraiyur falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631052 - Gram panchayatThuraiyur - Community development blockNemili - Census village code630657 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thuraiyur from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)55 km by road - Panapakkam (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 Thuraiyur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Thuraiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panapakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kaveripakkam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nemili - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Thuraiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 32% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Thuraiyur Of every 100 households in Thuraiyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thuraiyur · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****8%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **64% Use banking services ****26%** **32% Television ****90%** **90% Mobile phone ****56%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Thuraiyur? ■ Thuraiyur · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **961 Working population ****52.8%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 64.4% for women. 65% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 81 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 401 (64%) · **■** Other work 144 (23%) 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 - Vegamangalam1,292 people - Sankarampadi1,254 people - Athur1,248 people - Dharmaneedhi1,186 people - Kodambakkam1,168 people - Kizveeranam1,158 people - Anaikattuputhur1,155 people - Krishnapuram1,112 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thuraiyur?631052 - How far is Thuraiyur from Vellore?55 km by road - What is the population of Thuraiyur?1,186 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thuraiyur in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thuraiyur?73.7% (Census 2011)