# Thoppur Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/thoppur/ Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar # Thoppur Thoppur is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626106**. The 2011 Census counted **1,502 people in 400 households**, the 18th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 1,502people (2011) - 400households - 77.9%literacy - 626106PIN code ## Thoppur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thoppur is 626106.** Thoppur falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626106 - Gram panchayatThoppur - Community development blockKariapatti - Census village code641407 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thoppur from nearby towns? - Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)31 km by road - Kariapatti (nearest town)3 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 Thoppur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Thoppur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kariapatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalkurichi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Thoppur known for? The main crops are **maize, ground nut and chilli**. About 27% of the 840 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Thoppur Of every 100 households in Thoppur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thoppur · ■ Kariapatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **88% Toilet within the home ****8%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **89% Tap water ****66%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **77% Use banking services ****40%** **33% Television ****87%** **86% Mobile phone ****65%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Thoppur? ■ Thoppur · ■ Kariapatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819** **970 Working population ****49.1%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 67.7% for women. 60% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 427 (58%) · **■** Marginal 193 (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 Kariapatti - Maraikulam1,722 people - Valukkalotti1,691 people - Mudukkangulam1,655 people - Kaluvancheri1,516 people - Mustakurichi1,478 people - Vakkanangundu1,250 people - Allalaperi1,238 people - Chatrampuliangulam1,086 people [All 101 villages in Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thoppur?626106 - How far is Thoppur from Virudhunagar?31 km by road - What is the population of Thoppur?1,502 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thoppur in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thoppur?77.9% (Census 2011)