# Padagam Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/padagam/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Padagam Padagam is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606904**. The 2011 Census counted **3,094 people in 790 households**, the 31st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 3,094people (2011) - 790households - 66.8%literacy - 606904PIN code ## Padagam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Padagam is 606904.** Padagam falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606904 - Gram panchayatPadagam - Community development blockKalasapakkam - Census village code631822 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padagam from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)32 km by road - Polur (nearest town)14 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 Padagam? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Padagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Chetpet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalasapakkam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Padagam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 48% of the 727 hectares of village land is sown, and 349 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 Padagam Of every 100 households in Padagam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Padagam · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **90% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **87% Tap water ****88%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **76% Use banking services ****17%** **40% Television ****84%** **83% Mobile phone ****39%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **8% 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 Padagam? ■ Padagam · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **917 Working population ****64.9%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 53.8% for women. 64% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 616 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,185 (59%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (4%) · **■** Marginal 105 (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 Polur - Mambattu3,201 people - Potharai3,116 people - Kanthapalayam3,103 people - Sholankuppam3,102 people - Kappalur3,087 people - Kalasamudram3,057 people - Tirusoor3,051 people - Mattavettu2,999 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Padagam?606904 - How far is Padagam from Tiruvannamalai?32 km by road - What is the population of Padagam?3,094 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padagam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Padagam?66.8% (Census 2011)