# Neppathur Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/neppathur/ Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam # Neppathur Neppathur is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609106**. The 2011 Census counted **2,752 people in 720 households**, the 40th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 2,752people (2011) - 720households - 74.5%literacy - 609106PIN code ## Neppathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Neppathur is 609106.** Neppathur falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609106 - Gram panchayatNeppathur - Community development blockSirkali - Census village code637413 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Neppathur from nearby towns? - Sirkali (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)45 km by road - Vaitheeswaran Koil (nearest town)8 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 Neppathur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Neppathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruvengadu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sirkali - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vaitheeswaran Koil - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Neppathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and black gram**. Products made here include bricks and clay pots. About 54% of the 479 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Neppathur Of every 100 households in Neppathur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Neppathur · ■ Sirkali rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****8%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **66% Tap water ****81%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **71% Use banking services ****16%** **43% Television ****85%** **90% Mobile phone ****58%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Neppathur? ■ Neppathur · ■ Sirkali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **948 Working population ****51.1%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 67.4% for women. 65% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 90 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,124 (80%) 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 Sirkali - Sothiyakudi2,973 people - Edakudivasapathy I2,877 people - Edamanal2,831 people - Thittai2,792 people - Agaraelathur2,645 people - Arasur2,631 people - Thirukkarukavur2,550 people - Mangaimadam2,522 people [All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Neppathur?609106 - How far is Neppathur from Nagapattinam?45 km by road - What is the population of Neppathur?2,752 (Census 2011) - Which district is Neppathur in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Neppathur?74.5% (Census 2011)