# Thummakundu Village, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar 

# Thummakundu

Thummakundu is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626134**. The 2011 Census counted **936 people in 282 households**, the 42nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 936people (2011)
- 282households
- 79.7%literacy
- 626134PIN code

## Thummakundu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thummakundu is 626134.** Thummakundu falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626134
- Gram panchayatThummakundu
- Community development blockAruppukottai
- Census village code641677

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

## How far is Thummakundu from nearby towns?

- Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)39 km by road
- Aruppukkottai (nearest town)19 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 Thummakundu?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Thummakundu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pandalkudi
- ○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 and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Thummakundu known for?

The main crops are **corn and black gram**. About 70% of the 815 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Thummakundu

Of every 100 households in Thummakundu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thummakundu · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**74%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**65%

Use banking services ****34%**

**47%

Television ****79%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Thummakundu?

■ Thummakundu · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****597**

**949

Working population ****57.3%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 70.4% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (65%) · **■** Other work 141 (26%) · **■** Marginal 29 (5%)

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

- Sengulam1,182 people
- Suthamadam1,161 people
- Mettuthottiyangulam1,087 people
- Narthampatti1,036 people
- Rajagopalapuram919 people
- Vadakkunatham901 people
- Salukkuvarpatti896 people
- Pullanaickenpatti870 people

[All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thummakundu?626134
- How far is Thummakundu from Virudhunagar?39 km by road
- What is the population of Thummakundu?936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thummakundu in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thummakundu?79.7% (Census 2011)