🏡 Basic Details
Thoravi serves as both a village and its own gram panchayat in Vikravandi Block, Viluppuram District, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code: 605601 (Branch Office: Thoravi)
- Taluk: Vikravandi; District HQ: Viluppuram (~11 km west)
- The panchayat includes the core settlement plus Thoravi Colony and T. Panapakkam
📚 Education & Schools
The village hosts a government Panchayat Union Middle School (PUMS Thoravi), established in 1935, offering classes from I to VIII. It features ~15 teachers, a library (500–1,000 books), computers, playground, disabled access, toilets, and drinking water
👪 Population & Social Profile
While 2011 census data is aggregated under Toravi, it applies to Thoravi Panchayat:
- Total Population: ~4,582 (2,267 M / 2,315 F)
- Households: 1,092
- Sex Ratio: ~1,021 F per 1,000 M; Child Sex Ratio (0–6 yrs): ~926
- Literacy Rate: 70.4% overall (Male: 79.2%, Female: 61.8%)
🧑🌾 Workforce & Occupation
- Total Workers: ~2,300 (≈50% of population)
- Main Workers: 1,397
- Cultivators: 386
- Agricultural Labourers: 740
- Household Industry: 21
- Other Jobs: 250
- Marginal Workers: 903
- Main Workers: 1,397
- Farming remains the dominant livelihood, with cultivation and labor the largest employment categories
🛕 Cultural & Heritage Highlights
- Kailasanathar Temple: (~1,300 years old) Dedicated to Lord Shiva (Kailasanathar) and Goddess Brihan Nayagi/Periyanayaki.
Constructed by the Pallavas and renovated by Cholas, the site—once part of Panaiyur Nadu—played a role in enabling ascetic settlements. The temple features 7th-century sculptures and is significant for rituals seeking relief from Rāhu-Ketu dosha. A recent visit from Kanchi Maha Periyava is still remembered.
It is located near Panayapuram, close to the Paadal Petra Sthalam Panangatteswarar Temple
🚍 Transport & Nearby Villages
- Bus Service: Both public and private buses serve the village
- Railway Access: Nearest stations likely in Valavanur or Mundiyampakkam (~5 km)
- Nearby Villages: Panayapuram (2 km), Siruvallikuppam (2 km), Kayathur (3 km), Radhapuram (3 km), Thenpair (3 km)
- Nearby Towns: Vikravandi (~5 km), Viluppuram (~11 km), Panruti, and Puducherry-confluence areas
✅ Summary
Thoravi is a historically rich agrarian village with deep roots in Tamil temple heritage and Chola-era history. With around 4,500 residents, robust literacy (~70%), and a workforce centered on agriculture, it combines essential rural services like education and local governance with proximity to major towns. The Kailasanathar Temple stands out as a cultural landmark that connects daily village life to centuries-old traditions.
