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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 635369
- Pincode
- 624005
- Post office
- Balakrishnapurampudur
- Population
- 10,217
- Households
- 2,699
- Literacy rate
- 66.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1010 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,542
- Distance to district centre
- 16 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 35 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 392 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 295 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dindigul Junction · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shanthi clinic · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Thottanuthu compares
By population, Thottanuthu ranks #3 of 41 villages in Dindiguleast mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.3%
+2.4% vs mandal average
- Thottanuthu
- 66.3%
- Dindiguleast mandal
- 63.9%
- Dindigul district
- 68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,010
+13 vs mandal average
- Thottanuthu
- 1,010
- Dindiguleast mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Thottanuthu
- 3.8
- Dindiguleast mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Thottanuthu at a glance
Thottanuthu is a village of 10,217 people in 2,699 households (Census 2011) in Dindiguleast taluk, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, the 3rd-largest of 41 villages in Dindiguleast taluk. Literacy is 66%, 2 points above the taluk average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,010 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Dindigul district centre, 17 km from Vembarpatti, the nearest town, 2 km from Dindigul Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 624005, served by Balakrishnapurampudur post office; the LGD village code is 635369. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, bank, post office. The village votes in Vedasandur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Saminathan. T. The population is estimated at 12,046 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Thottanuthu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thottanuthu · this village | 10,217 | 66% | — |
| Chettiapatti · Manapparai | 4,650 | 69% | 6.9 km NE |
| Kalayur · Paramakudi | 1,406 | 61% | 10.9 km NE |
| Ambathurai · Athoor | 9,166 | 67% | 11.3 km SW |
| Markkampatti · Dindiguleast | 1,442 | 60% | 15.2 km E |
| Vadamadurai · Uthukkottai | 6,376 | 62% | 15.6 km NE |
| Vadamadurai · Vedasandur | — | — | 15.6 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Thottanuthu
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 2
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DINDIGUL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Tottanuthu
- Total area (ha)
- 1,441.64
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 240
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Thottanuthu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Thottanuthu
- LGD code
- 635369
- Pincode
- 624005
- Post office
- Balakrishnapurampudur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 10,217
- Population (projected 2026)
- 12,046
- Households
- 2,699
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1010
- Literacy rate
- 66.3%
- Coordinates
- 10.34514°N, 77.99639°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Karur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vedasandur
- Member of Parliament
- Jothimani
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Saminathan. T
- Block / Mandal
- Dindiguleast
- Nearest post office
- Dindigul R.M.S Post office (1.6 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (1.6 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Dindigul Junction (1.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Thottanuthu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Chennai392 kmcapital
- Bengaluru295 km
- Hyderabad785 km
- Mumbai1116 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDindigul Junction2 km
- Bus stopBalakrishnapuram pirivu<1 km
- Hospital / PHCShanthi clinic2 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India2 km
- Petrol pumpPETROL<1 km
- CollegeTED Spoken English Center1 km
- Police stationSP Bungalow2 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Balakrishnapuram pirivuunder 1 km
- Railway station
- Dindigul Junction1.7 km
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank of India1.5 km
- Petrol pump
- PETROLunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Thottanuthu
7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Thottanuthu
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Seventh Day Adventist higher secondary schoolHigh school1.0 km ↗
- 🎓TED Spoken English CenterCollege1.4 km ↗
- 📚Grama noolagam (village library)Library1.4 km ↗
- 🏫Dindigul Corporation Middle SchoolSchool1.9 km ↗
- 🎓Government Medical College - DindigulCollege2.0 km ↗
- 🏫R K Cardia Care CentreSchool2.2 km ↗
- 🏫S.M.B. Manickam Nadar Packiathammal National Public SchoolSchool2.2 km ↗
- 🎓S.M.B. Manickam Nadar Packiathammal Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolHigh school2.3 km ↗
- 🏫Sourastra Sri Varatharaja Higher Secondary SchoolSchool2.3 km ↗
- 📚Dindigul Head LibraryLibrary2.4 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 624005
- PadiyurVedasandur mandal9,876 pop
- MullipadiDindiguleast mandal7,669 pop
- KulathurVedasandur mandal6,570 pop
- NallamanarkottaiVedasandur mandal5,448 pop
- TamaraipadiDindiguleast mandal3,572 pop
- KovilurDindiguleast mandal2,022 pop
- AmmakulathupattiDindiguleast mandal245 pop
- Balakrishnapuram (Ct)Dindiguleast mandal
- Silapadi (Ct)Dindigulwest mandal
Villages near Thottanuthu
Other villages in Dindiguleast mandal
View all 43+ →- A.Vellodu
- Vembarpatti
- Sengurichi
- Kambiliampatti
- Anjukulipatti
- Mullipadi
- Periyakottai
- Panjampatti (T)
- Koovanuthu
- Rajakkapatti
- Thimmananallur
- Sirumalai
- Shanarpatti
- Kanavaipatti
- Madur
- Ragalapuram
- Siluvathur
- Tavasimadai
- Tamaraipadi
- Emakkalapuram
- Pudupatti
- Kombaipatti
- Maranuthu
- Vathilathoppampatti
- Jothampatti
- Vanganmanuthu
- Avilipatti
- Sakkiliankodai
- Kovilur
- Konapatti
- Virasinnampatti
- Thetthampatti
- Vajraservaikarankottai
- Markkampatti
- Vadakattupatti
- Viralipatti
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)