# Tholuvanthangal Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Tholuvanthangal

Tholuvanthangal is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605801**. The 2011 Census counted **2,341 people in 468 households**, the 64th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 2,341people (2011)
- 468households
- 67.0%literacy
- 605801PIN code

## Tholuvanthangal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tholuvanthangal is 605801.** Tholuvanthangal falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605801
- Gram panchayatTholuvanthangal
- Community development blockRishivandiyam
- Census village code633279

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

## How far is Tholuvanthangal from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sankarapuram (nearest town)12 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 Tholuvanthangal?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Tholuvanthangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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 schoolunder 5 km · Ariyalur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Viriyur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pakkamputhur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Tholuvanthangal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 70% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Tholuvanthangal

Of every 100 households in Tholuvanthangal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tholuvanthangal · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****97%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**77%

Use banking services ****28%**

**49%

Television ****90%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**10%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Tholuvanthangal?

■ Tholuvanthangal · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**939

Working population ****57.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 57.6% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 629 (47%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 85 (6%) · **■** Marginal 355 (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 Sankarapuram

- Sembarampattu2,475 people
- Manjaputhur2,453 people
- Thyagarajapuram2,434 people
- Munivalai2,377 people
- Peelamedu2,322 people
- Mallapuram2,282 people
- Sripadanallur2,236 people
- Pirividayampattu2,070 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tholuvanthangal?605801
- How far is Tholuvanthangal from Viluppuram?70 km by road
- What is the population of Tholuvanthangal?2,341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tholuvanthangal in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Tholuvanthangal?67.0% (Census 2011)