# Potta Pudur Village, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/potta-pudur/ Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli # Potta Pudur Potta Pudur is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627423**. The 2011 Census counted **6,622 people in 1,697 households**, the 7th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 6,622people (2011) - 1,697households - 80.9%literacy - 627423PIN code ## Potta Pudur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potta Pudur is 627423.** Potta Pudur falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627423 - Gram panchayatPottalpudur - Community development blockKadayam - Census village code642934 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potta Pudur from nearby towns? - Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)40 km by road - Alwarkurichi (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 Potta Pudur? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Potta Pudur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Alwarkurichi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Alwarkurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madhapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Potta Pudur known for? The main crops are **paddy, lemon and banana**. Products made here include mats, beedi and bricks. About 25% of the 800 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Potta Pudur Of every 100 households in Potta Pudur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Potta Pudur · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****54%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **50% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **63% Use banking services ****49%** **59% Television ****84%** **82% Mobile phone ****49%** **54% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****74%** **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 Potta Pudur? ■ Potta Pudur · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **965 Working population ****41.4%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 73.4% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 390 (14%) · **■** Household industry 538 (20%) · **■** Other work 1,639 (60%) · **■** Marginal 93 (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 Ambasamudram - Therku Kallidaikurichi7,531 people - Ravanasamudram7,455 people - Kadayam Perumpattu6,861 people - Pappakudi6,651 people - Brahmadesam6,371 people - Idaikkal5,733 people - Vellanguli5,613 people - Pappankulam5,192 people [All 64 villages in Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potta Pudur?627423 - How far is Potta Pudur from Tirunelveli?40 km by road - What is the population of Potta Pudur?6,622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potta Pudur in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Potta Pudur?80.9% (Census 2011)