# Sowdapuram Village, Rasipuram, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/sowdapuram/ Village · Rasipuram, Namakkal # Sowdapuram Sowdapuram is a village in Rasipuram sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637505**. The 2011 Census counted **3,548 people in 1,033 households**, the 22nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 3,548people (2011) - 1,033households - 66.2%literacy - 637505PIN code ## Sowdapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sowdapuram is 637505.** Sowdapuram falls in Rasipuram sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637505 - Gram panchayatSowdapuram - Community development blockVennanthur - Census village code634510 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sowdapuram from nearby towns? - Rasipuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)30 km by road - Vennanthur (nearest town)5 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 Sowdapuram? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Sowdapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vennanthur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kurukapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rasipuram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Sowdapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, tapioca and ground nut**. Products made here include sago, weaving products and pottery. About 65% of the 383 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Sowdapuram Of every 100 households in Sowdapuram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sowdapuram · ■ Rasipuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **88% Toilet within the home ****26%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **62% Tap water ****99%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **59% Use banking services ****43%** **37% Television ****94%** **87% Mobile phone ****55%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****89%** **88% 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 Sowdapuram? ■ Sowdapuram · ■ Rasipuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **887 Working population ****63.4%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.4% for men and 57.0% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 452 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 915 (41%) · **■** Household industry 182 (8%) · **■** Other work 594 (26%) · **■** Marginal 106 (5%) 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 Rasipuram - Eswaramurthipalayam3,994 people - Mullukurichi3,887 people - Naraikinar3,772 people - Kurukkapuram3,617 people - Thimmanaickenpatti3,357 people - Moolapallipatti2,795 people - Akkaraipatti2,618 people - Tho. Pachudaiampalayam2,531 people [All 109 villages in Rasipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sowdapuram?637505 - How far is Sowdapuram from Namakkal?30 km by road - What is the population of Sowdapuram?3,548 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sowdapuram in?Namakkal district (Rasipuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sowdapuram?66.2% (Census 2011)