# Sholampettai Village, Mayiladuthurai – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/sholampettai/ Village · Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam # Sholampettai Sholampettai is a village in Mayiladuthurai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609003**. The 2011 Census counted **4,401 people in 1,057 households**, the 9th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%. - 4,401people (2011) - 1,057households - 84.4%literacy - 609003PIN code ## Sholampettai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sholampettai is 609003.** Sholampettai falls in Mayiladuthurai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609003 - Gram panchayatSholampettai - Community development blockMayiladuthurai - Census village code637487 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sholampettai from nearby towns? - Mayiladuthurai (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)70 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)6 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 Sholampettai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sholampettai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Muvalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Sholampettai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and coconut**. Products made here include palm leaf products. About 65% of the 465 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 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 Sholampettai Of every 100 households in Sholampettai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sholampettai · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****30%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **65% Tap water ****63%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **66% Use banking services ****33%** **45% Television ****93%** **92% Mobile phone ****67%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **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 Sholampettai? ■ Sholampettai · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%** **83.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **970 Working population ****40.8%** **42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 78.0% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 105 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 431 (24%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 507 (28%) · **■** Marginal 714 (40%) 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 Mayiladuthurai - Nidur5,488 people - Pandaravadaimappadugai5,341 people - Kadalangudi4,838 people - Sitharkadu4,577 people - Thiruvalaputhur4,255 people - Kiloy3,941 people - Anathandavapuram3,621 people - Villiyanallur3,613 people [All 59 villages in Mayiladuthurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sholampettai?609003 - How far is Sholampettai from Nagapattinam?70 km by road - What is the population of Sholampettai?4,401 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sholampettai in?Nagapattinam district (Mayiladuthurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sholampettai?84.4% (Census 2011)