# Seppakkam Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/seppakkam/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Seppakkam Seppakkam is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606302**. The 2011 Census counted **5,201 people in 1,140 households**, the 7th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 5,201people (2011) - 1,140households - 76.3%literacy - 606302PIN code ## Seppakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Seppakkam is 606302.** Seppakkam falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606302 - Gram panchayatSeppakkam - Community development blockNallur - Census village code637103 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Seppakkam from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)85 km by road - Virudhachalam (nearest town)22 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 Seppakkam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Seppakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Veppur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Seppakkam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and cotton**. About 60% of the 1,340 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Seppakkam Of every 100 households in Seppakkam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Seppakkam · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **83% Tap water ****76%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **79% Use banking services ****58%** **54% Television ****78%** **87% Mobile phone ****65%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **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 Seppakkam? ■ Seppakkam · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **852 Working population ****44.3%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 65.6% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 510 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 599 (26%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 210 (9%) · **■** Marginal 970 (42%) 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 - Iruppu7,077 people - Ammeri6,920 people - Mudanai6,399 people - U.Mangalam5,292 people - Chinnaparur4,970 people - Vijayamanagaram4,723 people - Mattur4,685 people - Veppur4,548 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Seppakkam?606302 - How far is Seppakkam from Cuddalore?85 km by road - What is the population of Seppakkam?5,201 (Census 2011) - Which district is Seppakkam in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Seppakkam?76.3% (Census 2011)