# Sankarapuram Village, Uthamapalayam, Theni (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/uthamapalayam/sankarapuram/ Village · Uthamapalayam, Theni # Sankarapuram Sankarapuram is a village in Uthamapalayam sub-district of Theni district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625530**. The 2011 Census counted **3,419 people in 893 households**, the 16th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 3,419people (2011) - 893households - 73.3%literacy - 625530PIN code ## Sankarapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankarapuram is 625530.** Sankarapuram falls in Uthamapalayam sub-district, Theni district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625530 - Gram panchayatSankarapuram - Community development blockChinnamanur - Census village code641116 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankarapuram from nearby towns? - Uthamapalayam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Theni Allinagaram (district HQ)26 km by road - Thevaram (nearest town)7 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 Sankarapuram? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Sankarapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · T.Meenakshipuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Bodinayackanur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sokkanathapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Sankarapuram known for? The main crops are **maize, corn and coconut**. About 46% of the 946 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Sankarapuram Of every 100 households in Sankarapuram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sankarapuram · ■ Uthamapalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****27%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **42% Tap water ****100%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **57% Use banking services ****77%** **52% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****54%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****88%** **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 Sankarapuram? ■ Sankarapuram · ■ Uthamapalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****834** **919 Working population ****57.1%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 61.6% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 135 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 884 (45%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (11%) · **■** Marginal 695 (36%) 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 Uthamapalayam - Mallingapuram5,728 people - Alagapuri5,184 people - Chinnaovalapuram4,573 people - Gokilapuram4,512 people - Kanniservaipatti2,955 people - Pulikkuthi2,503 people - Veppampatti2,287 people - Markeyankottai2,125 people [All 32 villages in Uthamapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/uthamapalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankarapuram?625530 - How far is Sankarapuram from Theni Allinagaram?26 km by road - What is the population of Sankarapuram?3,419 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankarapuram in?Theni district (Uthamapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sankarapuram?73.3% (Census 2011)