# Tirukanur Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/tirukanur/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Tirukanur Tirukanur is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604303**. The 2011 Census counted **1,233 people in 299 households**, the 103rd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,233people (2011) - 299households - 73.5%literacy - 604303PIN code ## Tirukanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tirukanur is 604303.** Tirukanur falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604303 - Gram panchayatPudupakkam - Community development blockMarakkanam - Census village code632642 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tirukanur from nearby towns? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)55 km by road - Marakkanam (nearest town)5 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 Tirukanur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Tirukanur; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marakkanam - ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tindivanam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Tirukanur known for? The main crops are **tapioca, paddy and ground nut**. About 47% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Tirukanur Of every 100 households in Tirukanur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Tirukanur · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****1%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **74% Use banking services ****21%** **40% Television ****89%** **88% Mobile phone ****66%** **61% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Tirukanur? ■ Tirukanur · ■ Tindivanam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **976 Working population ****53.3%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 62.9% for women. 66% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 522 (79%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (8%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Tindivanam - Alapakkam1,282 people - Veliyanur1,267 people - Alapakkam1,250 people - Salai1,241 people - Adasal1,227 people - Nallamur1,214 people - Kilpasar1,206 people - Pampundi1,206 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tirukanur?604303 - How far is Tirukanur from Viluppuram?55 km by road - What is the population of Tirukanur?1,233 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tirukanur in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tirukanur?73.5% (Census 2011)