# Gopurapuram Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Gopurapuram

Gopurapuram is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606003**. The 2011 Census counted **869 people in 243 households**, the 135th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 869people (2011)
- 243households
- 73.7%literacy
- 606003PIN code

## Gopurapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gopurapuram is 606003.** Gopurapuram falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606003
- Gram panchayatGopurapuram
- Community development blockVirudhachalam
- Census village code637132

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gopurapuram from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)60 km by road
- Virudhachalam (nearest town)6 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 Gopurapuram?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gopurapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Irusalakuppam
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Virudhachalam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Virudhachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Virudhachalam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Gopurapuram known for?

The main crops are **cashew, paddy and sugarcane**. About 61% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Gopurapuram

Of every 100 households in Gopurapuram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopurapuram · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**83%

Tap water ****87%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**79%

Use banking services ****35%**

**54%

Television ****77%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**6%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Gopurapuram?

■ Gopurapuram · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**852

Working population ****59.5%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 61.5% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (10%) · **■** Marginal 428 (83%)

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

- Narimanam945 people
- Kanadukandan934 people
- Uyyakondaravi917 people
- Rubanarayananallur914 people
- Mukundanallur843 people
- Keelapalaiyur838 people
- U.Adhanur803 people
- Managathi755 people

[All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gopurapuram?606003
- How far is Gopurapuram from Cuddalore?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gopurapuram?869 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopurapuram in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Gopurapuram?73.7% (Census 2011)