# Pottapatti Village, Melur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Melur, Madurai 

# Pottapatti

Pottapatti is a village in Melur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625103**. The 2011 Census counted **3,382 people in 862 households**, the 30th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 3,382people (2011)
- 862households
- 71.2%literacy
- 625103PIN code

## Pottapatti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pottapatti is 625103.** Pottapatti falls in Melur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625103
- Gram panchayatPottapatti
- Community development blockKottampatti
- Census village code640482

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

## How far is Pottapatti from nearby towns?

- Melur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)60 km by road
- Ponnampatti (nearest town)9 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 Pottapatti?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Pottapatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kottampatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Melur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Piranpatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Pottapatti known for?

The main crops are **coconut, ground nut and paddy**. Products made here include palm leave products. About 57% of the 1,033 hectares of village land is sown, and 508 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 Pottapatti

Of every 100 households in Pottapatti in 2011, 85 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pottapatti · ■ Melur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**80%

Tap water ****91%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**79%

Use banking services ****36%**

**47%

Television ****90%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Pottapatti?

■ Pottapatti · ■ Melur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**882

Working population ****61.1%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 58.5% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 738 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 881 (43%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (11%) · **■** Marginal 212 (10%)

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 Melur

- Kurichipatti3,874 people
- Pattur3,817 people
- Pallapatti3,803 people
- Budamangalam3,412 people
- Kodukkampatti3,317 people
- Kottagudi3,272 people
- Surakkundu3,198 people
- Kunnarampatti3,163 people

[All 85 villages in Melur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pottapatti?625103
- How far is Pottapatti from Madurai?60 km by road
- What is the population of Pottapatti?3,382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pottapatti in?Madurai district (Melur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pottapatti?71.2% (Census 2011)