Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur
# Narasingapuram

Narasingapuram is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 601201. The 2011 Census counted 893 people in 264 households, the 49th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.
- 893 people (2011)
- 264 households
- 63.4% literacy
- 601201 PIN code

## Narasingapuram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Narasingapuram is 601201. Narasingapuram falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 601201
- Gram panchayat Narasingapuram
- Community development block Gummidipoondi
- Census village code 628564

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Narasingapuram from nearby towns?
- Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ) 72 km by road
- Gummidipoondi (nearest town) 4 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Narasingapuram?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Narasingapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Elavur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kilmudalambedu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Gummidipoondi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Narasingapuram known for?

The main crops are paddy and ground nut. Products made here include rice and ground nut oil. About 55% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Narasingapuram

Of every 100 households in Narasingapuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Narasingapuram · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 95%
- Toilet within the home 30% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 76%
- Tap water 100% 96%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 94% 36%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 6% 60%
- Use banking services 3% 38%
- Television 83% 86%
- Mobile phone 29% 62%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 31% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 10% 7%
- Own their home 99% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Narasingapuram?

■ Narasingapuram · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.4% 69.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1034 991
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1096 965
- Working population 43.6% 46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 53.9% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 23 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 115 (30%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 230 (59%) · ■ Marginal 18 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gummidipoondi
- Poovalambedu 1,056 people
- Medhipalayam 1,052 people
- Poovalai 1,033 people
- Rettambedu 965 people
- Appavaram 872 people
- Kanlur 858 people
- Mangalam 847 people
- Egumadurai 831 people

All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi

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## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Narasingapuram? 601201
- How far is Narasingapuram from Thiruvallur? 72 km by road
- What is the population of Narasingapuram? 893 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Narasingapuram in? Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Narasingapuram? 63.4% (Census 2011)

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