# Pattappathu Village, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/pattappathu/ Village · Tenkasi, Tirunelveli # Pattappathu Pattappathu is a village in Tenkasi sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627814**. The 2011 Census counted **3,267 people in 906 households**, the 17th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 3,267people (2011) - 906households - 70.7%literacy - 627814PIN code ## Pattappathu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pattappathu is 627814.** Pattappathu falls in Tenkasi sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627814 - Gram panchayatPattapathu - Community development blockTenkasi - Census village code642764 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pattappathu from nearby towns? - Tenkasi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)56 km by road - Tenkasi (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 Pattappathu? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pattappathu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●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 · Tenkasi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kodikurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tenkasi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Pattappathu known for? The main crops are **paddy, corn and ground nut**. Products made here include ready made dress. About 65% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Pattappathu Of every 100 households in Pattappathu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pattappathu · ■ Tenkasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **96% Toilet within the home ****38%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **56% Tap water ****99%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **60% Use banking services ****30%** **58% Television ****76%** **85% Mobile phone ****50%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **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 Pattappathu? ■ Pattappathu · ■ Tenkasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **960 Working population ****52.0%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 61.0% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 78 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 752 (44%) · **■** Household industry 217 (13%) · **■** Other work 254 (15%) · **■** Marginal 397 (23%) 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 Tenkasi - Melapavoor4,820 people - Kilankadu4,754 people - Kasidharmam4,071 people - Kodikurichi3,984 people - Idaikal3,054 people - Courtallam3,026 people - Sillaraipuravu2,168 people - Mathalamparai2,145 people [All 30 villages in Tenkasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pattappathu?627814 - How far is Pattappathu from Tirunelveli?56 km by road - What is the population of Pattappathu?3,267 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pattappathu in?Tirunelveli district (Tenkasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pattappathu?70.7% (Census 2011)