# Sholankuppam Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/sholankuppam/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Sholankuppam Sholankuppam is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606901**. The 2011 Census counted **3,102 people in 713 households**, the 30th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 3,102people (2011) - 713households - 74.7%literacy - 606901PIN code ## Sholankuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sholankuppam is 606901.** Sholankuppam falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606901 - Gram panchayatMelsholankuppam - Community development blockKalasapakkam - Census village code631747 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sholankuppam from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)40 km by road - Polur (nearest town)25 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 Sholankuppam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sholankuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Athamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalasapakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Sholankuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice and jaggery. About 60% of the 586 hectares of village land is sown, and 314 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 Sholankuppam Of every 100 households in Sholankuppam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sholankuppam · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **90% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **87% Tap water ****100%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **76% Use banking services ****40%** **40% Television ****69%** **83% Mobile phone ****76%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Sholankuppam? ■ Sholankuppam · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770** **917 Working population ****31.9%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 64.0% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 354 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 516 (52%) · **■** Other work 69 (7%) · **■** Marginal 52 (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 - Elathur3,229 people - Mambattu3,201 people - Potharai3,116 people - Kanthapalayam3,103 people - Padagam3,094 people - Kappalur3,087 people - Kalasamudram3,057 people - Tirusoor3,051 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sholankuppam?606901 - How far is Sholankuppam from Tiruvannamalai?40 km by road - What is the population of Sholankuppam?3,102 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sholankuppam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sholankuppam?74.7% (Census 2011)