# Brahmadesam Village, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/brahmadesam/ Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli # Brahmadesam Brahmadesam is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627413**. The 2011 Census counted **6,371 people in 1,775 households**, the 8th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 6,371people (2011) - 1,775households - 82.7%literacy - 627413PIN code ## Brahmadesam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Brahmadesam is 627413.** Brahmadesam falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627413 - Gram panchayatBrahmadesam - Community development blockAmbasamudram - Census village code642964 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Brahmadesam from nearby towns? - Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)40 km by road - Ambasamudram (nearest town)3 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 Brahmadesam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Brahmadesam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ambasamudram - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ambasamudram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ambasamudram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Brahmadesam known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 62% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 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 Brahmadesam Of every 100 households in Brahmadesam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Brahmadesam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****36%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **50% Tap water ****99%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **63% Use banking services ****58%** **59% Television ****86%** **82% Mobile phone ****52%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****92%** **84% 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 Brahmadesam? ■ Brahmadesam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1117** **965 Working population ****56.1%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 75.4% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 271 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 977 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1,096 (31%) · **■** Other work 962 (27%) · **■** Marginal 271 (8%) 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 Ambasamudram - Ravanasamudram7,455 people - Kadayam Perumpattu6,861 people - Pappakudi6,651 people - Potta Pudur6,622 people - Idaikkal5,733 people - Vellanguli5,613 people - Pappankulam5,192 people - Mannarkovil5,168 people [All 64 villages in Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Brahmadesam?627413 - How far is Brahmadesam from Tirunelveli?40 km by road - What is the population of Brahmadesam?6,371 (Census 2011) - Which district is Brahmadesam in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Brahmadesam?82.7% (Census 2011)