# Pudupalayam Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur 

# Pudupalayam

Pudupalayam is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601101**. The 2011 Census counted **741 people in 200 households**, the 59th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 741people (2011)
- 200households
- 61.2%literacy
- 601101PIN code

## Pudupalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pudupalayam is 601101.** Pudupalayam falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601101
- Gram panchayatPudupalayam
- Community development blockGummidipoondi
- Census village code628618

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

## How far is Pudupalayam from nearby towns?

- Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Arani (nearest town)4 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 Pudupalayam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pudupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kilmudalambedu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Pudupalayam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and jasmine**. About 63% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Pudupalayam

Of every 100 households in Pudupalayam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pudupalayam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**60%

Use banking services ****34%**

**38%

Television ****89%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Pudupalayam?

■ Pudupalayam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1529**

**965

Working population ****42.5%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 51.6% for women. 72% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (16%) · **■** Marginal 21 (7%)

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 Gummidipoondi

- Palavakkam800 people
- Siruvada795 people
- Verkadu794 people
- Karani755 people
- Erukkuvoy711 people
- Enadhimelpakkam709 people
- Naidukuppam706 people
- Periapuliyur683 people

[All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pudupalayam?601101
- How far is Pudupalayam from Thiruvallur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Pudupalayam?741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pudupalayam in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pudupalayam?61.2% (Census 2011)