# Semmaputhur Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/semmaputhur/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Semmaputhur Semmaputhur is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628720**. The 2011 Census counted **1,278 people in 348 households**, the 15th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,278people (2011) - 348households - 67.6%literacy - 628720PIN code ## Semmaputhur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Semmaputhur is 628720.** Semmaputhur falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628720 - Gram panchayatSemmaputhur - Community development blockKovilpatti - Census village code642286 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Semmaputhur from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)45 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 Semmaputhur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Semmaputhur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ettayapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kilaeral - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Semmaputhur known for? The main crops are **black gram, whole green gram and bulrush**. Products made here include palm sugar and palm juice. About 55% of the 1,125 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Semmaputhur Of every 100 households in Semmaputhur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Semmaputhur · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****68%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **65% Use banking services ****83%** **40% Television ****80%** **83% Mobile phone ****64%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **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 Semmaputhur? ■ Semmaputhur · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **986 Working population ****61.1%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 56.1% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (33%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 419 (54%) · **■** Marginal 25 (3%) 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 - Melakarandai1,491 people - Mela Eral1,389 people - Padanthapuli1,378 people - Perilovanpatti1,292 people - Ayan Vadamalaipuram1,260 people - Kumaragiri1,227 people - Sindalakkarai1,194 people - Pungavarnatham1,176 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Semmaputhur?628720 - How far is Semmaputhur from Thoothukkudi?45 km by road - What is the population of Semmaputhur?1,278 (Census 2011) - Which district is Semmaputhur in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Semmaputhur?67.6% (Census 2011)