# Pushpavanam Village, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/pushpavanam/ Village · Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam # Pushpavanam Pushpavanam is a village in Vedaranyam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614806**. The 2011 Census counted **6,705 people in 1,799 households**, the 6th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 6,705people (2011) - 1,799households - 86.8%literacy - 614806PIN code ## Pushpavanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pushpavanam is 614806.** Pushpavanam falls in Vedaranyam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614806 - Gram panchayatPushpavanam - Community development blockVedaranyam - Census village code637814 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pushpavanam from nearby towns? - Vedaranyam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)36 km by road - Vedaranyam (nearest town)12 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 Pushpavanam? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Pushpavanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kallimedu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vedaranyam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 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 Pushpavanam known for? The main crops are **coconut, cashew and mango**. About 80% of the 1,370 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pushpavanam Of every 100 households in Pushpavanam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pushpavanam · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **87% Toilet within the home ****32%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **75% Tap water ****8%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **84% Use banking services ****62%** **58% Television ****95%** **87% Mobile phone ****71%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Pushpavanam? ■ Pushpavanam · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **929 Working population ****33.5%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 80.3% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 391 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 830 (37%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 600 (27%) · **■** Marginal 406 (18%) 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 Vedaranyam - Thethakudi South7,695 people - Vanduvancheri7,384 people - Katharipuram7,292 people - Vellapallam7,146 people - Kallimedu5,341 people - Sembagarayanellur5,101 people - Ayakkarambulam III Sethi5,089 people - Marudur Vadakku5,072 people [All 51 villages in Vedaranyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pushpavanam?614806 - How far is Pushpavanam from Nagapattinam?36 km by road - What is the population of Pushpavanam?6,705 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pushpavanam in?Nagapattinam district (Vedaranyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pushpavanam?86.8% (Census 2011)