# Padukkapathu Village, Sathankulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/padukkapathu/ Village · Sathankulam, Thoothukkudi # Padukkapathu Padukkapathu is a village in Sathankulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628703**. The 2011 Census counted **7,425 people in 1,847 households**, the 1st largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.9%. - 7,425people (2011) - 1,847households - 90.7%literacy - 628703PIN code ## Padukkapathu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Padukkapathu is 628703.** Padukkapathu falls in Sathankulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628703 - Gram panchayatPadukkapathu, Alagappapuram, Periathalai - Community development blockSathankulam - Census village code642613 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padukkapathu from nearby towns? - Sathankulam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)60 km by road - Sathankulam (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 Padukkapathu? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Padukkapathu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kommadikottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thisayanvilai - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Padukkapathu known for? The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include coconut leaf products. About 35% of the 1,523 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Padukkapathu Of every 100 households in Padukkapathu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Padukkapathu · ■ Sathankulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****64%** **45% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **54% Tap water ****49%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **71% Use banking services ****65%** **56% Television ****85%** **86% Mobile phone ****75%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****88%** **88% 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 Padukkapathu? ■ Padukkapathu · ■ Sathankulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.7%** **88.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065** **1078 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **959 Working population ****35.2%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 90.7% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (2%) · **■** Household industry 258 (10%) · **■** Other work 2,188 (84%) · **■** Marginal 88 (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 Sathankulam - Pudukulam6,674 people - Karungadal6,077 people - Palangulam5,616 people - Arasoor I5,600 people [All 25 villages in Sathankulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Padukkapathu?628703 - How far is Padukkapathu from Thoothukkudi?60 km by road - What is the population of Padukkapathu?7,425 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padukkapathu in?Thoothukkudi district (Sathankulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Padukkapathu?90.7% (Census 2011)