# Uppur Village, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur 

# Uppur

Uppur is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614704**. The 2011 Census counted **2,793 people in 807 households**, the 22nd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 2,793people (2011)
- 807households
- 78.8%literacy
- 614704PIN code

## Uppur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Uppur is 614704.** Uppur falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614704
- Gram panchayatUppur
- Community development blockMuthupettai
- Census village code638378

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

## How far is Uppur from nearby towns?

- Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Needamangalam (nearest town)6 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 Uppur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Uppur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nedungulam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Athirampattinam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Muthupet
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Uppur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and coconut**. Products made here include bricks, thatches and milk. About 61% of the 654 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 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 Uppur

Of every 100 households in Uppur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Uppur · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**70%

Tap water ****99%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**80%

Use banking services ****29%**

**35%

Television ****94%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Uppur?

■ Uppur · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**996

Working population ****49.7%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 69.1% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 235 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (9%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (11%) · **■** Marginal 851 (61%)

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 Thiruthuraipoondi

- Palayangudi2,976 people
- Kattimedu2,952 people
- Veeranvayal2,935 people
- Thuraikkadu2,820 people
- Kokkalady2,718 people
- Kunnalur2,718 people
- Mettupalayamm2,690 people
- Velur2,643 people

[All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Uppur?614704
- How far is Uppur from Thiruvarur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Uppur?2,793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uppur in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Uppur?78.8% (Census 2011)