Village · Alangudi, Pudukkottai # Dakshinapuram Dakshinapuram is a village in Alangudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 622303. The 2011 Census counted 2,438 people in 592 households, the 24th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%. - 2,438 people (2011) - 592 households - 78.4% literacy - 622303 PIN code ## Dakshinapuram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dakshinapuram is 622303. Dakshinapuram falls in Alangudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 622303 - Gram panchayat Dakshina Puram - Community development block Thiruvarankulam - Census village code 639638 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dakshinapuram from nearby towns? - Alangudi (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ) 15 km by road - Alangudi (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dakshinapuram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dakshinapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Engineering college In village · 1 private - ● Polytechnic In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Venkatakulam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kaikurichi - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Melapattu Rasingamangalam - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dakshinapuram known for? The main crops are sugarcane, maize and ground nut. About 40% of the 787 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dakshinapuram Of every 100 households in Dakshinapuram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dakshinapuram · ■ Alangudi rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 90% - Toilet within the home 14% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 81% - Tap water 91% 84% - Drinking water within premises 2% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 90% - Use banking services 92% 59% - Television 92% 79% - Mobile phone 69% 66% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 24% 30% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 3% 6% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dakshinapuram? ■ Dakshinapuram · ■ Alangudi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.4% 78.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1013 1027 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 975 - Working population 52.9% 49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 69.0% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 341 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 634 (49%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 89 (7%) · ■ Marginal 224 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Alangudi - Neduvasal East 2,760 people - Venkatakulam 2,742 people - Puravasagudy 2,612 people - Kulamangalam South 2,482 people - Pallathividuthy 2,402 people - Kaikurichi 2,393 people - Vallathirakottai 2,094 people - Kilayur 2,051 people All 69 villages in Alangudi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dakshinapuram? 622303 - How far is Dakshinapuram from Pudukkottai? 15 km by road - What is the population of Dakshinapuram? 2,438 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dakshinapuram in? Pudukkottai district (Alangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Dakshinapuram? 78.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/alangudi/dakshinapuram/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.