# Girijapuram Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai 

# Girijapuram

Girijapuram is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631702**. The 2011 Census counted **243 people in 61 households**, the 207th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 243people (2011)
- 61households
- 71.8%literacy
- 631702PIN code

## Girijapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Girijapuram is 631702.** Girijapuram falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code631702
- Gram panchayatMenallur
- Community development blockVembakkam
- Census village code631260

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Girijapuram from nearby towns?

- Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)120 km by road
- Sevilimedu (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 Girijapuram?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Girijapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Menallur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Menallur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kancheepuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Iyengarkulam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Girijapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include blue metal. About 29% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Girijapuram

Of every 100 households in Girijapuram in 2011, 91 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Girijapuram · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**87%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**69%

Use banking services ****48%**

**43%

Television ****91%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Girijapuram?

■ Girijapuram · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**965

Working population ****64.2%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 58.7% for women. 61% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (31%) · **■** Household industry 17 (11%) · **■** Other work 38 (24%) · **■** Marginal 8 (5%)

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 Cheyyar

- Villaripattu314 people
- Agatheripattu302 people
- Poonaithangal277 people
- Poonthandalam275 people
- Kanagampakkam231 people
- Ozhukkavakkam213 people
- Melmattai182 people
- Vadanangur160 people

[All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Girijapuram?631702
- How far is Girijapuram from Tiruvannamalai?120 km by road
- What is the population of Girijapuram?243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girijapuram in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Girijapuram?71.8% (Census 2011)