# Amur Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Gingee, Viluppuram 

# Amur

Amur is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604306**. The 2011 Census counted **341 people in 80 households**, the 229th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 341people (2011)
- 80households
- 72.5%literacy
- 604306PIN code

## Amur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amur is 604306.** Amur falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604306
- Gram panchayatThen Puthur
- Community development blockVallam
- Census village code632502

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

## How far is Amur from nearby towns?

- Gingee (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)39 km by road
- Tindivanam (nearest town)20 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 Amur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Amur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Puthur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rettanai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nattarmangalam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Amur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, ground nut and bajra**. About 69% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Amur

Of every 100 households in Amur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amur · ■ Gingee rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****37%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**82%

Use banking services ****66%**

**45%

Television ****94%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Amur?

■ Amur · ■ Gingee rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1778**

**931

Working population ****65.4%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 58.5% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Gingee

- Porkunam390 people
- Edaimalai389 people
- Modipattu388 people
- Kaividantangal353 people
- Koravanandal307 people
- Vilvamadevi303 people
- Kuttapakkam280 people
- Kammantangal261 people

[All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amur?604306
- How far is Amur from Viluppuram?39 km by road
- What is the population of Amur?341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amur in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Amur?72.5% (Census 2011)