# Podupatti Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi 

# Podupatti

Podupatti is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628908**. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 73 households**, the 53rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 181people (2011)
- 73households
- 65.3%literacy
- 628908PIN code

## Podupatti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Podupatti is 628908.** Podupatti falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628908
- Gram panchayatPodupatti
- Community development blockKayatharu
- Census village code642295

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

## How far is Podupatti from nearby towns?

- Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)40 km by road
- Ettayapuram (nearest town)19 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 Podupatti?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Podupatti; 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Passuvandanai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagapattinam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kilaeral
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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
- 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 Podupatti known for?

The main crops are **whole green gram, black gram and chilli**. About 34% of the 502 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 Podupatti

Of every 100 households in Podupatti in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Podupatti · ■ Ettayapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**87%

Tap water ****100%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**65%

Use banking services ****14%**

**40%

Television ****82%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**9%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Podupatti?

■ Podupatti · ■ Ettayapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1382**

**1061

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**986

Working population ****60.8%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 55.9% for women. 70% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (35%)

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

- Sakkilipatti337 people
- Kodangipatti295 people
- Inam Arunachalapuram275 people
- Panasuraettunaickenpatti254 people
- T.Arunachalapuram138 people
- Navalakkapatti136 people

[All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Podupatti?628908
- How far is Podupatti from Thoothukkudi?40 km by road
- What is the population of Podupatti?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podupatti in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Podupatti?65.3% (Census 2011)