# Gangadharapuram Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam 

# Gangadharapuram

Gangadharapuram is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609805**. The 2011 Census counted **2,019 people in 537 households**, the 23rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 2,019people (2011)
- 537households
- 87.4%literacy
- 609805PIN code

## Gangadharapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangadharapuram is 609805.** Gangadharapuram falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609805
- Gram panchayatGangatharapuram
- Community development blockKuthalam
- Census village code637544

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

## How far is Gangadharapuram from nearby towns?

- Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)50 km by road
- Peralam (nearest town)10 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 Gangadharapuram?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gangadharapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Komal East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mayiladuthurai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhirimangalam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Gangadharapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 74% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 361 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 Gangadharapuram

Of every 100 households in Gangadharapuram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangadharapuram · ■ Kuthalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**64%

Tap water ****100%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**68%

Use banking services ****28%**

**47%

Television ****94%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Gangadharapuram?

■ Gangadharapuram · ■ Kuthalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1137**

**993

Working population ****45.0%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 81.5% for women. 63% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 632 (70%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 66 (7%) · **■** Marginal 55 (6%)

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 Kuthalam

- Melaiyur2,281 people
- Thathangudi2,199 people
- Nakkambadi2,153 people
- Thirunelkondacheri2,031 people
- Mekkirimangalam1,980 people
- Alangudi1,971 people
- Karuppur1,860 people
- Porumbur1,793 people

[All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangadharapuram?609805
- How far is Gangadharapuram from Nagapattinam?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gangadharapuram?2,019 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangadharapuram in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Gangadharapuram?87.4% (Census 2011)
