# Pusalagudi Village, Devakottai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/pusalagudi/ Village · Devakottai, Sivaganga # Pusalagudi Pusalagudi is a village in Devakottai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,077 people in 253 households**, the 44th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 1,077people (2011) - 253households - 75.2%literacy - 630302PIN code ## Pusalagudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pusalagudi is 630302.** Pusalagudi falls in Devakottai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630302 - Gram panchayatPusalagudi - Community development blockKannankudi - Census village code640135 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pusalagudi from nearby towns? - Devakottai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)45 km by road - Devakottai (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 Pusalagudi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Pusalagudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kandadevi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Devakottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sathikkottai - ○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 - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Pusalagudi known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 24% of the 1,180 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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 Pusalagudi Of every 100 households in Pusalagudi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pusalagudi · ■ Devakottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **91% Toilet within the home ****8%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **84% Use banking services ****58%** **55% Television ****99%** **89% Mobile phone ****84%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****53%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Pusalagudi? ■ Pusalagudi · ■ Devakottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **975 Working population ****48.9%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 64.4% for women. 68% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 355 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (6%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%) 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 Devakottai - Thenniervayal1,152 people - Uruvatti1,134 people - Egaraikottaivayal1,092 people - Vilimar1,086 people - Kalathur987 people - Kilamalai874 people - Kottur863 people - Vellikatti863 people [All 91 villages in Devakottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pusalagudi?630302 - How far is Pusalagudi from Sivaganga?45 km by road - What is the population of Pusalagudi?1,077 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pusalagudi in?Sivaganga district (Devakottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pusalagudi?75.2% (Census 2011)