# Thagarai Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/thagarai/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Thagarai Thagarai is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,953 people in 534 households**, the 75th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,953people (2011) - 534households - 60.5%literacy - 606201PIN code ## Thagarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thagarai is 606201.** Thagarai falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606201 - Gram panchayatThagarai - Community development blockChinnasalem - Census village code633441 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thagarai from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)98 km by road - Chinnasalem (nearest town)8 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 Thagarai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Thagarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagakuppam - ○Degree college10+ km · Indili - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Melur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Thagarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and tapioca**. About 79% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Thagarai Of every 100 households in Thagarai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thagarai · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **87% Tap water ****69%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **73% Use banking services ****31%** **50% Television ****83%** **84% Mobile phone ****62%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **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 Thagarai? ■ Thagarai · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788** **918 Working population ****60.8%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 49.1% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 324 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (35%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 238 (20%) · **■** Marginal 197 (17%) 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 - Eruvaipattanam2,168 people - Chinnamampattu2,139 people - Kandachimangalam2,086 people - Rayarpalayam2,034 people - Thiyagai1,953 people - Sembakurichi1,905 people - Alambalam1,900 people - Melur1,874 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thagarai?606201 - How far is Thagarai from Viluppuram?98 km by road - What is the population of Thagarai?1,953 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thagarai in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thagarai?60.5% (Census 2011)