# Puvanikuppam Village, Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/puvanikuppam/ Village · Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore # Puvanikuppam Puvanikuppam is a village in Kurinjipadi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608801**. The 2011 Census counted **4,992 people in 1,261 households**, the 10th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 4,992people (2011) - 1,261households - 71.0%literacy - 608801PIN code ## Puvanikuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puvanikuppam is 608801.** Puvanikuppam falls in Kurinjipadi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608801 - Gram panchayatPuvanikuppam, Adinarayanapuram - Community development blockKurinjipadi - Census village code636707 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puvanikuppam from nearby towns? - Kurinjipadi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)25 km by road - Kurinjipadi (nearest town)10 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 Puvanikuppam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Puvanikuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Andarmullippallam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurinjipadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Puvanikuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy, casuarina and ground nut**. About 56% of the 949 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Puvanikuppam Of every 100 households in Puvanikuppam in 2011, 81 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puvanikuppam · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **77% Tap water ****95%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **70% Use banking services ****30%** **43% Television ****84%** **90% Mobile phone ****51%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Puvanikuppam? ■ Puvanikuppam · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **876 Working population ****51.7%** **46.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 61.0% for women. 57% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 36 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,692 (66%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 324 (13%) · **■** Marginal 503 (19%) 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 Kurinjipadi - Agaram5,715 people - Karunguli5,449 people - Virupakshi5,246 people - Vengadampettai4,993 people - Tenkuthu4,472 people - Koranapattu4,134 people - Kundiyamallur3,690 people - Tirttanagari3,556 people [All 53 villages in Kurinjipadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puvanikuppam?608801 - How far is Puvanikuppam from Cuddalore?25 km by road - What is the population of Puvanikuppam?4,992 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puvanikuppam in?Cuddalore district (Kurinjipadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puvanikuppam?71.0% (Census 2011)