Village · Uthamapalayam, Theni # Pottipuram Pottipuram is a village in Uthamapalayam sub-district of Theni district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 625528. The 2011 Census counted 9,249 people in 2,371 households, the 6th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 9,249 people (2011) - 2,371 households - 71.0% literacy - 625528 PIN code ## Pottipuram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pottipuram is 625528. Pottipuram falls in Uthamapalayam sub-district, Theni district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 625528 - Gram panchayat Errananpatti, Pottipura - Community development block Chinnamanur - Census village code 641114 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pottipuram from nearby towns? - Uthamapalayam (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Theni Allinagaram (district HQ) 35 km by road - Thevaram (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pottipuram? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pottipuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 11 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 8 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 5 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 2 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bodinayackanur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Silamalai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pottipuram known for? The main crops are cashew nut, vegetables and tapioca. Products made here include pottery. About 62% of the 2,170 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pottipuram Of every 100 households in Pottipuram in 2011, 88 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pottipuram · ■ Uthamapalayam rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 92% - Toilet within the home 16% 34% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 42% - Tap water 98% 96% - Drinking water within premises 17% 33% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 57% - Use banking services 64% 52% - Television 84% 86% - Mobile phone 49% 56% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 15% 18% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 9% 8% - Own their home 90% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pottipuram? ■ Pottipuram · ■ Uthamapalayam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.0% 74.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1019 986 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 990 919 - Working population 60.3% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 60.4% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 413 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 3,958 (71%) · ■ Household industry 109 (2%) · ■ Other work 581 (10%) · ■ Marginal 514 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Uthamapalayam - Narayanathevanpatti 14,622 people - Keelagudalur 12,335 people - T. Meenakshipuram 10,759 people - Seepalakottai 9,426 people - Thevaram 9,116 people - Muthulapuram 7,168 people - Erasakkanayackanur 6,849 people - Uthamapalayam 6,369 people All 32 villages in Uthamapalayam ## Other places named Pottipuram - Pottipuram · Village, Omalur, Salem · 6,070 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pottipuram? 625528 - How far is Pottipuram from Theni Allinagaram? 35 km by road - What is the population of Pottipuram? 9,249 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pottipuram in? Theni district (Uthamapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pottipuram? 71.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/uthamapalayam/pottipuram/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.