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Thorapalli
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 Thorapalli
Location in Tamil Nadu
Thorapalli
Location in India
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| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Krishnagiri |
| Population
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| • Total | 9,849 |
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| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Thorapalli, also known as Thorapalli Agraharam, is a small village in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, India. It sits right by the Ponnaiyar river, about 6 kilometers (4 miles) south-east of Hosur. This village is also close to a major road, National Highway 44, and is about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the big city of Bangalore.
Thorapalli is famous as the birthplace of C. Rajagopalachari. He was a very important leader, serving as the last Governor-General of India and also as the second chief minister of Madras State (which is now called Tamil Nadu).
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Village Population and People
How Many People Live in Thorapalli?
The 2011 Census of India counted the people living in Thorapalli. It found that 9,849 people called the village home.
- Out of these, 4,669 were males and 5,180 were females.
- The sex ratio was 90.13. This means for every 100 females, there were about 90 males.
How Many People Can Read and Write?
The census also looked at how many people could read and write. This is called the literacy rate.
- In 2011, the literacy rate in Thorapalli was 62.43%.
- This means 6,149 people could read and write.
- Among them, 3,014 were males and 3,135 were females.
- About 3,700 people could not read or write.
Thorapalli's Population in 2001
Ten years earlier, in the 2001 Census of India, Thorapalli had a smaller population.
- The village had 2,947 people living there.
- There were 1,365 males and 1,350 females.
- The sex ratio was 989, meaning there were almost as many males as females.
- The literacy rate was 53.01%, which was lower than in 2011.
