# Thokkiyam Village, Tirupathur, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/thokkiyam/ Village · Tirupathur, Vellore # Thokkiyam Thokkiyam is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635901**. The 2011 Census counted **6,487 people in 1,609 households**, the 28th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%. - 6,487people (2011) - 1,609households - 75.1%literacy - 635901PIN code ## Thokkiyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thokkiyam is 635901.** Thokkiyam falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635901 - Gram panchayatGajjalnaickanpatti, Thokkiya - Community development blockKandili - Census village code631102 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thokkiyam from nearby towns? - Tirupathur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)105 km by road - Tirupathur (nearest town)14 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 Thokkiyam? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Thokkiyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirupathur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirupathur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Thokkiyam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. Products made here include inscense sticks and beedi. About 51% of the 901 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Thokkiyam Of every 100 households in Thokkiyam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thokkiyam · ■ Tirupathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **88% Toilet within the home ****19%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **87% Tap water ****88%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **77% Use banking services ****50%** **36% Television ****89%** **78% Mobile phone ****63%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **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 Thokkiyam? ■ Thokkiyam · ■ Tirupathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **71.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **913 Working population ****44.0%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 65.9% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 265 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 911 (32%) · **■** Household industry 265 (9%) · **■** Other work 993 (35%) · **■** Marginal 423 (15%) 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 - Agraharam6,707 people - Kadirampatti6,624 people - Kurumberi6,575 people - Mallapalli6,536 people - Thathavalli6,453 people - Paniyandapalli6,389 people - Rachamangalam6,199 people - Ammanankoil6,180 people [All 91 villages in Tirupathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thokkiyam?635901 - How far is Thokkiyam from Vellore?105 km by road - What is the population of Thokkiyam?6,487 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thokkiyam in?Vellore district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thokkiyam?75.1% (Census 2011)