# Sowdapuram Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/sowdapuram/ Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal # Sowdapuram Sowdapuram is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638008**. The 2011 Census counted **1,725 people in 499 households**, the 57th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,725people (2011) - 499households - 62.7%literacy - 638008PIN code ## Sowdapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sowdapuram is 638008.** Sowdapuram falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638008 - Gram panchayatSowdapuram - Community development blockPallipalayam - Census village code634371 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? - Tiruchengode (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)50 km by road - Padaiveedu (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? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Sowdapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sangakiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Sowdapuram known for? The main crops are **maize, ground nut and coconut**. About 26% of the 665 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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, 91 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sowdapuram · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****17%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **61% Tap water ****35%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **37% Use banking services ****38%** **51% Television ****75%** **86% Mobile phone ****60%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****36%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****13%** **6% Own their home ****69%** **75% 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 · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062** **904 Working population ****64.9%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 53.4% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 368 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 570 (51%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 149 (13%) · **■** Marginal 15 (1%) 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 Tiruchengode - Molipalli1,824 people - Puduppuliyampatti1,815 people - Neikkarappatti1,799 people - Pokkampalaiyam1,748 people - Koothanatham1,706 people - Modamangalam Agraharam1,657 people - Sakthinayakkanpalayam1,561 people - Senbagamadevi1,555 people [All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sowdapuram?638008 - How far is Sowdapuram from Namakkal?50 km by road - What is the population of Sowdapuram?1,725 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sowdapuram in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sowdapuram?62.7% (Census 2011)