# M.Shanmugapuram Village, Vilathikulam – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/m-shanmugapuram/ Village · Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi # M.Shanmugapuram M.Shanmugapuram is a village in Vilathikulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628509**. The 2011 Census counted **1,436 people in 353 households**, the 30th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 1,436people (2011) - 353households - 77.2%literacy - 628509PIN code ## M.Shanmugapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of M.Shanmugapuram is 628509.** M.Shanmugapuram falls in Vilathikulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628509 - Gram panchayatM.Shanmugapuram - Community development blockVilathikulam - Census village code642348 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is M.Shanmugapuram from nearby towns? - Vilathikulam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)37 km by road - Vilathikulam (nearest town)20 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 M.Shanmugapuram? 16 services counted by the Census are inside M.Shanmugapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vembar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Melmandai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 M.Shanmugapuram known for? The main crops are **chilli and coconut**. About 59% of the 807 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 M.Shanmugapuram Of every 100 households in M.Shanmugapuram in 2011, 88 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ M.Shanmugapuram · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **89% Toilet within the home ****10%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **76% Use banking services ****37%** **40% Television ****87%** **86% Mobile phone ****74%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****88%** **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 M.Shanmugapuram? ■ M.Shanmugapuram · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **948 Working population ****46.8%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 67.7% for women. 53% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (32%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 291 (43%) · **■** Marginal 107 (16%) 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 - Periasamypuram1,507 people - Sakkammalpuram1,506 people - Marthandampatti1,464 people - N.Jagaveerapuram1,461 people - Thangammalpuram.K.1,394 people - M.Kodangipatti1,300 people - Virusampatti1,288 people - Vedapatti1,278 people [All 86 villages in Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of M.Shanmugapuram?628509 - How far is M.Shanmugapuram from Thoothukkudi?37 km by road - What is the population of M.Shanmugapuram?1,436 (Census 2011) - Which district is M.Shanmugapuram in?Thoothukkudi district (Vilathikulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of M.Shanmugapuram?77.2% (Census 2011)