# Sowdarpatti Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/sowdarpatti/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Sowdarpatti Sowdarpatti is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625704**. The 2011 Census counted **3,395 people in 964 households**, the 16th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 3,395people (2011) - 964households - 74.3%literacy - 625704PIN code ## Sowdarpatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sowdarpatti is 625704.** Sowdarpatti falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625704 - Gram panchayatSowdarpatti - Community development blockThirumangalam - Census village code640951 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sowdarpatti from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)34 km by road - Thirumangalam (nearest town)14 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 Sowdarpatti? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sowdarpatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Goundanpatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pappinaickenpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalligudi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sowdarpatti known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and corn**. Products made here include yarn. About 44% of the 1,677 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Sowdarpatti Of every 100 households in Sowdarpatti in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sowdarpatti · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **78% Tap water ****88%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **70% Use banking services ****21%** **51% Television ****93%** **87% Mobile phone ****42%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **85% 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 Sowdarpatti? ■ Sowdarpatti · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **912 Working population ****61.9%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 63.9% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 154 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,040 (49%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 375 (18%) · **■** Marginal 517 (25%) 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 Thirumangalam - Uchapatti3,936 people - Sengappadai3,924 people - Kappalur3,848 people - K.Puliyankulam3,815 people - Sivarakottai3,331 people - Tirali3,288 people - Puliankulam3,111 people - Tirumal2,910 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sowdarpatti?625704 - How far is Sowdarpatti from Madurai?34 km by road - What is the population of Sowdarpatti?3,395 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sowdarpatti in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sowdarpatti?74.3% (Census 2011)