# Pottipuram Village, Omalur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Omalur, Salem 

# Pottipuram

Pottipuram is a village in Omalur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636309**. The 2011 Census counted **6,070 people in 1,603 households**, the 26th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 6,070people (2011)
- 1,603households
- 61.6%literacy
- 636309PIN code

## Pottipuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pottipuram is 636309.** Pottipuram falls in Omalur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636309
- Gram panchayatPottipuram
- Community development blockOmalur
- Census village code633820

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

## How far is Pottipuram from nearby towns?

- Omalur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)21 km by road
- Omalur (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 Pottipuram?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Pottipuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Darapuram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kottagoundampatty
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Omalur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Pottipuram known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, corn and ragi**. About 57% of the 458 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Pottipuram

Of every 100 households in Pottipuram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pottipuram · ■ Omalur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**82%

Tap water ****95%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**59%

Use banking services ****32%**

**29%

Television ****88%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**34%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Pottipuram?

■ Pottipuram · ■ Omalur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823**

**907

Working population ****50.2%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 50.6% for women. 60% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 258 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,512 (50%) · **■** Household industry 149 (5%) · **■** Other work 895 (29%) · **■** Marginal 234 (8%)

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 Omalur

- Gundikkal6,676 people
- T.Konagapadi6,489 people
- Selavadi6,400 people
- Amarakundhi6,100 people
- Kodunaickenpatty pudur5,929 people
- Deevattipatti5,821 people
- Naduppatti5,652 people
- Darapuram5,539 people

[All 90 villages in Omalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/omalur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pottipuram?636309
- How far is Pottipuram from Salem?21 km by road
- What is the population of Pottipuram?6,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pottipuram in?Salem district (Omalur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pottipuram?61.6% (Census 2011)