# Thorangur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Thorangur

Thorangur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **741 people in 133 households**, the 153rd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 741people (2011)
- 133households
- 19.2%literacy
- 606207PIN code

## Thorangur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thorangur is 606207.** Thorangur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606207
- Gram panchayatArampundi
- Community development blockKalrayan Hills
- Census village code633405

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

## How far is Thorangur from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)110 km by road
- Attur (nearest town)40 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 Thorangur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Thorangur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Arampundi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vellimalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thalaivasail
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thalaivasal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Thorangur known for?

The main crops are **tapioca, sugarcane and paddy**. About 14% of the 1,302 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Thorangur

Of every 100 households in Thorangur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thorangur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**77%

Use banking services ****0%**

**49%

Television ****100%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Thorangur?

■ Thorangur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.2%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1117**

**939

Working population ****56.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 28.4% for men and 10.9% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 401 (96%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%)

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

- Kurmbalur770 people
- Vanjikkuli767 people
- Perumbur752 people
- Kondiyanatham749 people
- Vengodu733 people
- Adanur711 people
- Keelathukkuli697 people
- Aliapath695 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thorangur?606207
- How far is Thorangur from Viluppuram?110 km by road
- What is the population of Thorangur?741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thorangur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thorangur?19.2% (Census 2011)