# Urappuli Village, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram 

# Urappuli

Urappuli is a village in Paramakudi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623707**. The 2011 Census counted **5,427 people in 1,341 households**, the 2nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 5,427people (2011)
- 1,341households
- 77.5%literacy
- 623707PIN code

## Urappuli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Urappuli is 623707.** Urappuli falls in Paramakudi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code623707
- Gram panchayatPottithatti, Urappuli, Nenmeni
- Community development blockBogalur, Paramakudi
- Census village code641907

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Urappuli from nearby towns?

- Paramakudi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Ramanathapuram (district HQ)35 km by road
- Paramakudi (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 Urappuli?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Urappuli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paramakudi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Paramakudi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kavanur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Urappuli known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and green chilli**. About 18% of the 1,596 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Urappuli

Of every 100 households in Urappuli in 2011, 95 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Urappuli · ■ Paramakudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**79%

Tap water ****89%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**81%

Use banking services ****45%**

**45%

Television ****91%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****72%**

**91%

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 Urappuli?

■ Urappuli · ■ Paramakudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**952

Working population ****59.9%**

**55.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 67.5% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,253 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 711 (22%) · **■** Household industry 395 (12%) · **■** Other work 328 (10%) · **■** Marginal 563 (17%)

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 Paramakudi

- Kattuparmakudi8,773 people
- Bogalur5,402 people
- Vendoni5,237 people
- Valimarichan4,811 people
- Kamutnakudi3,474 people

[All 93 villages in Paramakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Urappuli?623707
- How far is Urappuli from Ramanathapuram?35 km by road
- What is the population of Urappuli?5,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urappuli in?Ramanathapuram district (Paramakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Urappuli?77.5% (Census 2011)
