# Goundampatti Village, Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi 

# Goundampatti

Goundampatti is a village in Vilathikulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628904**. The 2011 Census counted **2,260 people in 620 households**, the 18th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 2,260people (2011)
- 620households
- 79.5%literacy
- 628904PIN code

## Goundampatti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Goundampatti is 628904.** Goundampatti falls in Vilathikulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628904
- Gram panchayatKoundanpatti
- Community development blockPudur
- Census village code642317

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

## How far is Goundampatti from nearby towns?

- Vilathikulam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)65 km by road
- Pudur (nearest town)8 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 Goundampatti?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Goundampatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nagalapuram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 21 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 Goundampatti known for?

The main crops are **maize, bulrush and black gram**. About 64% of the 903 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 Goundampatti

Of every 100 households in Goundampatti in 2011, 91 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Goundampatti · ■ Vilathikulam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****98%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**21%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****37%**

**40%

Television ****86%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****80%**

**89%

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 Goundampatti?

■ Goundampatti · ■ Vilathikulam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159**

**948

Working population ****56.2%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 72.5% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 678 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 261 (21%) · **■** Marginal 321 (25%)

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 Vilathikulam

- Chithavanaickenpatti2,414 people
- Vaippar - I2,408 people
- Vowalthothi2,351 people
- Madalapuram2,310 people
- Melmandai1,926 people
- Kamalapuram1,730 people
- K.Duraisamipuram1,653 people
- Muthusamypuram1,645 people

[All 86 villages in Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Goundampatti?628904
- How far is Goundampatti from Thoothukkudi?65 km by road
- What is the population of Goundampatti?2,260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goundampatti in?Thoothukkudi district (Vilathikulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Goundampatti?79.5% (Census 2011)
