# Pudupalayam Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/pudupalayam/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Pudupalayam Pudupalayam is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606803**. The 2011 Census counted **1,563 people in 377 households**, the 105th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,563people (2011) - 377households - 69.8%literacy - 606803PIN code ## Pudupalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pudupalayam is 606803.** Pudupalayam falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606803 - Gram panchayatPudupalayam - Community development blockPolur - Census village code631762 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pudupalayam from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)35 km by road - Polur (nearest town)5 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 Pudupalayam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pudupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Polur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Agarasippandi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Polur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Pudupalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 39% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Pudupalayam Of every 100 households in Pudupalayam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pudupalayam · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****94%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **76% Use banking services ****28%** **40% Television ****75%** **83% Mobile phone ****46%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **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 Pudupalayam? ■ Pudupalayam · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074** **917 Working population ****59.7%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 61.4% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (4%) · **■** Marginal 825 (88%) 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 - Vilapakkam1,618 people - semmiyamangalam1,612 people - Maruthuvambady1,575 people - Venmani1,572 people - Deverayanpalayam1,533 people - Pillur1,519 people - Amirdee1,491 people - Anaivady1,480 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pudupalayam?606803 - How far is Pudupalayam from Tiruvannamalai?35 km by road - What is the population of Pudupalayam?1,563 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pudupalayam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pudupalayam?69.8% (Census 2011)