# Thoppalakarai Village, Aruppukkottai – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/thoppalakarai/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Thoppalakarai Thoppalakarai is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,899 people in 463 households**, the 22nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,899people (2011) - 463households - 73.3%literacy - 626114PIN code ## Thoppalakarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thoppalakarai is 626114.** Thoppalakarai falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626114 - Gram panchayatThoppalakarai, Rajagopalapuram - Community development blockTiruchuli - Census village code641684 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thoppalakarai from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)45 km by road - Aruppukkottai (nearest town)26 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 Thoppalakarai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Thoppalakarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paralachi - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Thoppalakarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and chilli**. About 50% of the 1,077 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Thoppalakarai Of every 100 households in Thoppalakarai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thoppalakarai · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****3%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **74% Tap water ****96%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **65% Use banking services ****25%** **47% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****42%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **84% 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 Thoppalakarai? ■ Thoppalakarai · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823** **949 Working population ****55.3%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 63.3% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 571 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (26%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 172 (16%) · **■** Marginal 15 (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 Aruppukkottai - Chettikulam1,992 people - Kalayarkarisalkulam1,971 people - Maravarperungudi1,971 people - Kallumadam1,934 people - Savaspuram1,800 people - Purasaloor1,663 people - Kattangudi1,608 people - Muthuramalingapuram1,591 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thoppalakarai?626114 - How far is Thoppalakarai from Virudhunagar?45 km by road - What is the population of Thoppalakarai?1,899 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thoppalakarai in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thoppalakarai?73.3% (Census 2011)