# Thachur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/thachur/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Thachur Thachur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,845 people in 459 households**, the 80th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,845people (2011) - 459households - 69.9%literacy - 606202PIN code ## Thachur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thachur is 606202.** Thachur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606202 - Gram panchayatThachur - Community development blockKallakkurichi - Census village code633466 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thachur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)65 km by road - Kallakkurichi (nearest town)7 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 Thachur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Thachur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Neelamangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 14 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 Thachur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 64% of the 479 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Thachur Of every 100 households in Thachur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thachur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **87% Tap water ****15%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **73% Use banking services ****40%** **50% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****72%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****34%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **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 Thachur? ■ Thachur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **918 Working population ****54.4%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 60.9% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 263 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (21%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 261 (26%) · **■** Marginal 262 (26%) 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 Kallakkurichi - Thiyagai1,953 people - Sembakurichi1,905 people - Alambalam1,900 people - Melur1,874 people - Karunthalakurichi1,839 people - Ninnaiyur1,835 people - Eravar1,834 people - Pethasamudram1,823 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thachur?606202 - How far is Thachur from Viluppuram?65 km by road - What is the population of Thachur?1,845 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thachur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thachur?69.9% (Census 2011)