# Thoppalagunda Village, Tirupathur, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/thoppalagunda/ Village · Tirupathur, Vellore # Thoppalagunda Thoppalagunda is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635852**. The 2011 Census counted **1,981 people in 448 households**, the 65th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%. - 1,981people (2011) - 448households - 70.0%literacy - 635852PIN code ## Thoppalagunda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thoppalagunda is 635852.** Thoppalagunda falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635852 - Gram panchayatThoppalagunda - Community development blockNatrampalli - Census village code631070 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thoppalagunda from nearby towns? - Tirupathur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)85 km by road - Natrampalli (nearest town)2 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 Thoppalagunda? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Thoppalagunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Natrampalli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiriyalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirupathur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Thoppalagunda known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and dhoor dhall**. Products made here include inscense sticks and beedi. About 68% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Thoppalagunda Of every 100 households in Thoppalagunda in 2011, 95 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thoppalagunda · ■ Tirupathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **88% Toilet within the home ****17%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **87% Tap water ****90%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **77% Use banking services ****62%** **36% Television ****90%** **78% Mobile phone ****72%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 Thoppalagunda? ■ Thoppalagunda · ■ Tirupathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **71.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **913 Working population ****50.7%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 59.8% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (15%) · **■** Household industry 47 (5%) · **■** Other work 133 (13%) · **■** Marginal 480 (48%) 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 - Katheri2,569 people - Kakangarai2,556 people - Natham2,451 people - Chinnakandili2,418 people - Kasinayakampatti1,904 people - Errampatti1,707 people - Periyakannalapatti1,502 people - Chinnakannalapatti1,162 people [All 91 villages in Tirupathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thoppalagunda?635852 - How far is Thoppalagunda from Vellore?85 km by road - What is the population of Thoppalagunda?1,981 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thoppalagunda in?Vellore district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thoppalagunda?70.0% (Census 2011)