# Pushpagiri Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/pushpagiri/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Pushpagiri Pushpagiri is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606905**. The 2011 Census counted **3,981 people in 955 households**, the 17th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 3,981people (2011) - 955households - 75.9%literacy - 606905PIN code ## Pushpagiri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pushpagiri is 606905.** Pushpagiri falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606905 - Gram panchayatSandhavasal - Community development blockPolur - Census village code631672 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pushpagiri from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)50 km by road - Kalambur (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 Pushpagiri? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Pushpagiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Sandavasal - ○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, 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 Pushpagiri known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 68% of the 476 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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 Pushpagiri Of every 100 households in Pushpagiri in 2011, 93 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pushpagiri · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****23%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **87% Tap water ****80%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **76% Use banking services ****42%** **40% Television ****94%** **83% Mobile phone ****64%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Pushpagiri? ■ Pushpagiri · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****766** **917 Working population ****54.5%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 65.8% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 494 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 791 (36%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 320 (15%) · **■** Marginal 542 (25%) 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 - Kuppam4,194 people - Vellur4,192 people - Athamangalam4,062 people - Nammiyampattu3,983 people - Othalavady3,975 people - Kil palur3,732 people - Thachambady3,717 people - Severapoondi3,528 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pushpagiri?606905 - How far is Pushpagiri from Tiruvannamalai?50 km by road - What is the population of Pushpagiri?3,981 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pushpagiri in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pushpagiri?75.9% (Census 2011)