# Padanthapuli Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/padanthapuli/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Padanthapuli Padanthapuli is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628902**. The 2011 Census counted **1,378 people in 427 households**, the 13th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,378people (2011) - 427households - 75.3%literacy - 628902PIN code ## Padanthapuli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Padanthapuli is 628902.** Padanthapuli falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628902 - Gram panchayatPadanthapuli - Community development blockVilathikulam - Census village code642281 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padanthapuli from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)50 km by road - Ettayapuram (nearest town)5 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 Padanthapuli? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Padanthapuli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ettayapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Padanthapuli known for? The main crops are **black gram, maize and whole green gram**. Products made here include match box. About 65% of the 1,027 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Padanthapuli Of every 100 households in Padanthapuli in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Padanthapuli · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****14%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **65% Use banking services ****53%** **40% Television ****92%** **83% Mobile phone ****81%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****89%** **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 Padanthapuli? ■ Padanthapuli · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **986 Working population ****56.7%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 160 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (39%) · **■** Household industry 38 (5%) · **■** Other work 166 (21%) · **■** Marginal 110 (14%) 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 - Nambipuram1,545 people - Urulaikudi1,536 people - Melakarandai1,491 people - Mela Eral1,389 people - Perilovanpatti1,292 people - Semmaputhur1,278 people - Ayan Vadamalaipuram1,260 people - Kumaragiri1,227 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Padanthapuli?628902 - How far is Padanthapuli from Thoothukkudi?50 km by road - What is the population of Padanthapuli?1,378 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padanthapuli in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Padanthapuli?75.3% (Census 2011)