# Porasapattu Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/porasapattu/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Porasapattu Porasapattu is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606709**. The 2011 Census counted **2,532 people in 591 households**, the 34th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,532people (2011) - 591households - 68.8%literacy - 606709PIN code ## Porasapattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Porasapattu is 606709.** Porasapattu falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606709 - Gram panchayatPorasapattu - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631932 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Porasapattu from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)40 km by road - Chengam (nearest town)10 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 Porasapattu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Porasapattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chengam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kariyamangalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Porasapattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. About 27% of the 666 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Porasapattu Of every 100 households in Porasapattu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Porasapattu · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****3%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **90% Tap water ****85%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **85% Use banking services ****15%** **29% Television ****92%** **80% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Porasapattu? ■ Porasapattu · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808** **885 Working population ****55.2%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 62.3% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 205 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 264 (19%) · **■** Marginal 712 (51%) 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 Chengam - Kottakulam2,820 people - Pudupattu2,750 people - Pinjur2,731 people - Melsilambadi2,575 people - Muthanur2,476 people - Andipatti2,433 people - Thazhaiyuthu2,420 people - Periakolapadi2,355 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porasapattu?606709 - How far is Porasapattu from Tiruvannamalai?40 km by road - What is the population of Porasapattu?2,532 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porasapattu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Porasapattu?68.8% (Census 2011)