# Suraikkaipatti Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi 

# Suraikkaipatti

Suraikkaipatti is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628902**. The 2011 Census counted **683 people in 206 households**, the 38th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 683people (2011)
- 206households
- 71.8%literacy
- 628902PIN code

## Suraikkaipatti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Suraikkaipatti is 628902.** Suraikkaipatti falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628902
- Gram panchayatSuraikkaipatti
- Community development blockKovilpatti
- Census village code642283

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

## How far is Suraikkaipatti from nearby towns?

- Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)53 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 Suraikkaipatti?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Suraikkaipatti; 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
- ●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 school10+ km · Kovilpatti
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water 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 Suraikkaipatti known for?

The main crops are **whole green gram, black gram and bulrush**. About 61% of the 875 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Suraikkaipatti

Of every 100 households in Suraikkaipatti in 2011, 77 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Suraikkaipatti · ■ Ettayapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****92%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**65%

Use banking services ****77%**

**40%

Television ****81%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Suraikkaipatti?

■ Suraikkaipatti · ■ Ettayapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**1061

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1241**

**986

Working population ****58.0%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 62.8% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 136 (34%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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

- Karuppur801 people
- Rajapatti772 people
- Valampatti758 people
- Masarpatti713 people
- Kalugachalapuram633 people
- Ramanoothu628 people
- T.Shanmugapuram624 people
- Singilipatti492 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Suraikkaipatti?628902
- How far is Suraikkaipatti from Thoothukkudi?53 km by road
- What is the population of Suraikkaipatti?683 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suraikkaipatti in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Suraikkaipatti?71.8% (Census 2011)