# Poosalapuram Village, Peraiyur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Peraiyur, Madurai 

# Poosalapuram

Poosalapuram is a village in Peraiyur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625527**. The 2011 Census counted **1,250 people in 333 households**, the 49th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,250people (2011)
- 333households
- 63.7%literacy
- 625527PIN code

## Poosalapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poosalapuram is 625527.** Poosalapuram falls in Peraiyur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625527
- Gram panchayatPoosalapuram
- Community development blockSedapatti
- Census village code640871

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

## How far is Poosalapuram from nearby towns?

- Peraiyur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)40 km by road
- Peraiyur (nearest town)15 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 Poosalapuram?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Poosalapuram; 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 · 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 · Sedapatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kavundanpatti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mangalaseru
- ○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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Poosalapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and maize**. About 50% of the 706 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Poosalapuram

Of every 100 households in Poosalapuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Poosalapuram · ■ Peraiyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**84%

Tap water ****99%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**78%

Use banking services ****34%**

**44%

Television ****80%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**90%

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 Poosalapuram?

■ Poosalapuram · ■ Peraiyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**912

Working population ****59.9%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 50.2% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 619 (83%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (7%) · **■** Marginal 33 (4%)

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 Peraiyur

- Kavundanpatti1,334 people
- Sedapatti1,308 people
- Peraiyur1,306 people
- Mathakkarai1,286 people
- Sengulam1,208 people
- Madagam1,148 people
- Chinnaredddipatti1,037 people
- Muruganeri935 people

[All 70 villages in Peraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poosalapuram?625527
- How far is Poosalapuram from Madurai?40 km by road
- What is the population of Poosalapuram?1,250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poosalapuram in?Madurai district (Peraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Poosalapuram?63.7% (Census 2011)