# Uppur Village, Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram 

# Uppur

Uppur is a village in Tiruvadanai sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623525**. The 2011 Census counted **4,043 people in 978 households**, the 6th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 4,043people (2011)
- 978households
- 72.6%literacy
- 623525PIN code

## Uppur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Uppur is 623525.** Uppur falls in Tiruvadanai sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code623525
- Gram panchayatKadalur, Kavanoor
- Community development blockR.S. Mangalam
- Census village code641849

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

## How far is Uppur from nearby towns?

- Tiruvadanai (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ramanathapuram (district HQ)40 km by road
- R.S. Mangalam (nearest town)12 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 Uppur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Uppur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · K.S.Mangalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramanathapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rettaiyurani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Uppur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 39% of the 1,659 hectares of village land is sown, and 383 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 Uppur

Of every 100 households in Uppur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Uppur · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**79%

Tap water ****23%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****58%**

**48%

Television ****87%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

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 Uppur?

■ Uppur · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1119**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**964

Working population ****37.6%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 65.6% for women. 55% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 761 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 56 (4%) · **■** Other work 539 (35%) · **■** Marginal 153 (10%)

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 Tiruvadanai

- Tiruppalaikkudi8,824 people
- Nambuthalai8,064 people
- Orur5,065 people
- Pudupattinam4,519 people
- Mangalagudi4,030 people
- Paranur4,020 people
- Kanatangudi3,776 people
- Anandur3,605 people

[All 94 villages in Tiruvadanai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/tiruvadanai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Uppur?623525
- How far is Uppur from Ramanathapuram?40 km by road
- What is the population of Uppur?4,043 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uppur in?Ramanathapuram district (Tiruvadanai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Uppur?72.6% (Census 2011)