# Pamban Village, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/rameswaram/pamban/ Village · Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram # Pamban Pamban is a village in Rameswaram sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623521**. The 2011 Census counted **37,819 people in 8,522 households**, the 1st largest of 1 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 37,819people (2011) - 8,522households - 85.2%literacy - 623521PIN code ## Pamban PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pamban is 623521.** Pamban falls in Rameswaram sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623521 - Gram panchayatPamban, Thangachimadam - Community development blockMandapam - Census village code642166 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pamban from nearby towns? - Rameswaram (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)50 km by road - Rameswaram (nearest town)9 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 Pamban? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Pamban; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 29 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 13 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 10 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 5 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 10 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 10 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rameswaram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rameswaram - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Pamban known for? The main crops are **coconut and jasmine**. About 50% of the 3,600 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 Pamban Of every 100 households in Pamban in 2011, 84 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pamban · ■ Rameswaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **84% Toilet within the home ****46%** **46% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **53% Tap water ****59%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **55% Use banking services ****67%** **67% Television ****65%** **65% Mobile phone ****80%** **80% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **10% Own their home ****82%** **82% 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 Pamban? ■ Pamban · ■ Rameswaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%** **85.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **966 Working population ****34.7%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 83.0% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 209 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (1%) · **■** Household industry 264 (2%) · **■** Other work 11,337 (86%) · **■** Marginal 1,179 (9%) 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 Rameswaram [All 1 villages in Rameswaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/rameswaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pamban?623521 - How far is Pamban from Ramanathapuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Pamban?37,819 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pamban in?Ramanathapuram district (Rameswaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pamban?85.2% (Census 2011)