# Thagarakuppam Village, Wallajah, Vellore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Wallajah, Vellore 

# Thagarakuppam

Thagarakuppam is a village in Wallajah sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632520**. The 2011 Census counted **2,810 people in 673 households**, the 34th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 2,810people (2011)
- 673households
- 64.5%literacy
- 632520PIN code

## Thagarakuppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thagarakuppam is 632520.** Thagarakuppam falls in Wallajah sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632520
- Gram panchayatThagarakuppam
- Community development blockSholingur
- Census village code630479

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thagarakuppam from nearby towns?

- Wallajah (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)47 km by road
- Sholingur (nearest town)15 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 Thagarakuppam?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Thagarakuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lalapettai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arcot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arcot
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Thagarakuppam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and chilli**. About 29% of the 828 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Thagarakuppam

Of every 100 households in Thagarakuppam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thagarakuppam · ■ Wallajah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**75%

Tap water ****99%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**50%

Use banking services ****6%**

**41%

Television ****92%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 Thagarakuppam?

■ Thagarakuppam · ■ Wallajah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**933

Working population ****61.1%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 55.4% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (9%) · **■** Household industry 42 (2%) · **■** Other work 433 (25%) · **■** Marginal 883 (51%)

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 Wallajah

- Melakuppam3,049 people
- Kondakuppam2,915 people
- Manthangal2,905 people
- Govindacherikuppam2,839 people
- Sumaithangi2,708 people
- Poondi2,671 people
- Sengalnatham2,535 people
- Thalangai2,510 people

[All 73 villages in Wallajah](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thagarakuppam?632520
- How far is Thagarakuppam from Vellore?47 km by road
- What is the population of Thagarakuppam?2,810 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thagarakuppam in?Vellore district (Wallajah sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thagarakuppam?64.5% (Census 2011)