# Cholapuram Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/cholapuram/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Cholapuram Cholapuram is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628908**. The 2011 Census counted **1,047 people in 329 households**, the 25th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,047people (2011) - 329households - 83.4%literacy - 628908PIN code ## Cholapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cholapuram is 628908.** Cholapuram falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628908 - Gram panchayatCholapuram - Community development blockKayatharu - Census village code642298 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cholapuram from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)35 km by road - Ettayapuram (nearest town)10 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 Cholapuram? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Cholapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ettayapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Nagampatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ettayapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Cholapuram known for? The main crops are **black gram and whole green gram**. About 21% of the 587 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Cholapuram Of every 100 households in Cholapuram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Cholapuram · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****28%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **87% Tap water ****96%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **65% Use banking services ****46%** **40% Television ****77%** **83% Mobile phone ****73%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****61%** **86% 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 Cholapuram? ■ Cholapuram · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812** **986 Working population ****58.1%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 75.8% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (13%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 271 (45%) · **■** Marginal 226 (37%) 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 Ettayapuram - Meenakshipuram1,135 people - Sinnamalaikkundru1,133 people - Kannakkattai1,069 people - Keelakarandai1,049 people - Velidupatti994 people - Vedapatti989 people - Chidambarapuram954 people - N.Pudupatti916 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cholapuram?628908 - How far is Cholapuram from Thoothukkudi?35 km by road - What is the population of Cholapuram?1,047 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cholapuram in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Cholapuram?83.4% (Census 2011)