# Illupakunam Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai 

# Illupakunam

Illupakunam is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606903**. The 2011 Census counted **2,002 people in 457 households**, the 78th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 2,002people (2011)
- 457households
- 81.6%literacy
- 606903PIN code

## Illupakunam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Illupakunam is 606903.** Illupakunam falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606903
- Gram panchayatIllupakunam
- Community development blockPolur
- Census village code631669

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

## How far is Illupakunam from nearby towns?

- Polur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kalambur (nearest town)9 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 Illupakunam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Illupakunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalambur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kunnathur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalambur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Illupakunam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 28% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Illupakunam

Of every 100 households in Illupakunam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Illupakunam · ■ Polur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**87%

Tap water ****83%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**76%

Use banking services ****18%**

**40%

Television ****86%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Illupakunam?

■ Illupakunam · ■ Polur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**917

Working population ****51.9%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 73.5% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 290 (28%) · **■** Household industry 80 (8%) · **■** Other work 212 (20%) · **■** Marginal 407 (39%)

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 Polur

- Thulavapushpagiri2,022 people
- Peranambakkam2,021 people
- Kalvasal2,018 people
- Alliyalamangalam2,009 people
- Nambedu1,977 people
- Alangaramangalam1,974 people
- Vilankuppam1,960 people
- Vasur1,911 people

[All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Illupakunam?606903
- How far is Illupakunam from Tiruvannamalai?50 km by road
- What is the population of Illupakunam?2,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Illupakunam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Illupakunam?81.6% (Census 2011)