# Pothampatti Village, Usilampatti, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/usilampatti/pothampatti/ Village · Usilampatti, Madurai # Pothampatti Pothampatti is a village in Usilampatti sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625532**. The 2011 Census counted **6,929 people in 1,861 households**, the 5th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 6,929people (2011) - 1,861households - 71.9%literacy - 625532PIN code ## Pothampatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pothampatti is 625532.** Pothampatti falls in Usilampatti sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625532 - Gram panchayatPothampatti - Community development blockUsilampatti - Census village code640827 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pothampatti from nearby towns? - Usilampatti (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)35 km by road - Usilampatti (nearest town)3 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 Pothampatti? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pothampatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 11 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 11 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Usilampatti - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Usilampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kokkulam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Pothampatti known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and coconut**. About 54% of the 1,511 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Pothampatti Of every 100 households in Pothampatti in 2011, 90 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pothampatti · ■ Usilampatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****19%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **82% Tap water ****88%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **73% Use banking services ****45%** **46% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****56%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Pothampatti? ■ Pothampatti · ■ Usilampatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **880 Working population ****58.2%** **58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 61.5% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 774 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,461 (36%) · **■** Household industry 143 (4%) · **■** Other work 786 (19%) · **■** Marginal 872 (22%) 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 Usilampatti - Doddappanaickanur10,006 people - Nakkalapatti9,402 people - Kovilankulam7,584 people - Vikkiramangalam7,440 people - Uthappanaickanur6,879 people - Karumathur6,737 people - Valandur5,142 people - Mudalaikulam5,134 people [All 57 villages in Usilampatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/usilampatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothampatti?625532 - How far is Pothampatti from Madurai?35 km by road - What is the population of Pothampatti?6,929 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothampatti in?Madurai district (Usilampatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pothampatti?71.9% (Census 2011)