# Athurkuppam Village, Tirupathur, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/athurkuppam/ Village · Tirupathur, Vellore # Athurkuppam Athurkuppam is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635815**. The 2011 Census counted **7,697 people in 1,853 households**, the 13th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%. - 7,697people (2011) - 1,853households - 70.1%literacy - 635815PIN code ## Athurkuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Athurkuppam is 635815.** Athurkuppam falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635815 - Gram panchayatAthurkuppam - Community development blockNatrampalli - Census village code631072 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Athurkuppam from nearby towns? - Tirupathur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)80 km by road - Natrampalli (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 Athurkuppam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Athurkuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Natrampalli - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thiriyalam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Natrampalli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 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 · 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 Athurkuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and ground nut**. Products made here include inscense sticks, beedi and clay pots. About 52% of the 799 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Athurkuppam Of every 100 households in Athurkuppam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Athurkuppam · ■ Tirupathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **87% Tap water ****84%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **77% Use banking services ****48%** **36% Television ****68%** **78% Mobile phone ****75%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Athurkuppam? ■ Athurkuppam · ■ Tirupathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **71.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **913 Working population ****52.8%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 60.2% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 701 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 630 (15%) · **■** Household industry 978 (24%) · **■** Other work 1,246 (31%) · **■** Marginal 511 (13%) 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 Tirupathur - Kudappattu7,803 people - Pungampattunadu7,781 people - Kothur7,712 people - Mandalavadi7,710 people - Ponneri7,459 people - Katteri7,348 people - Velakalnatham7,280 people - Achamangalam7,201 people [All 91 villages in Tirupathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Athurkuppam?635815 - How far is Athurkuppam from Vellore?80 km by road - What is the population of Athurkuppam?7,697 (Census 2011) - Which district is Athurkuppam in?Vellore district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Athurkuppam?70.1% (Census 2011)