# Gopalapuram Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/gopalapuram/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Gopalapuram Gopalapuram is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606103**. The 2011 Census counted **2,721 people in 708 households**, the 34th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 2,721people (2011) - 708households - 71.2%literacy - 606103PIN code ## Gopalapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gopalapuram is 606103.** Gopalapuram falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606103 - Gram panchayatGopalapuram - Community development blockKammapuram - Census village code637181 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gopalapuram from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)80 km by road - Virudhachalam (nearest town)8 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 Gopalapuram? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gopalapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kammapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Virudhachalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Gopalapuram known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 77% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 361 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 Gopalapuram Of every 100 households in Gopalapuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gopalapuram · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****18%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **79% Use banking services ****37%** **54% Television ****93%** **87% Mobile phone ****62%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Gopalapuram? ■ Gopalapuram · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840** **852 Working population ****45.2%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 60.3% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 632 (51%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 114 (9%) · **■** Marginal 283 (23%) 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 Virudhachalam - Kottumulai3,063 people - Poolambadi2,965 people - Kolliruppu2,882 people - Periyakappankulam2,797 people - Sirunesalur2,629 people - Kattumayilur2,571 people - Pudukuraipettai2,551 people - Ko.Adhanur2,506 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gopalapuram?606103 - How far is Gopalapuram from Cuddalore?80 km by road - What is the population of Gopalapuram?2,721 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gopalapuram in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Gopalapuram?71.2% (Census 2011)