# Devanur Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gingee, Viluppuram 

# Devanur

Devanur is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604208**. The 2011 Census counted **2,340 people in 560 households**, the 47th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 2,340people (2011)
- 560households
- 70.2%literacy
- 604208PIN code

## Devanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Devanur is 604208.** Devanur falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604208
- Gram panchayatDevanur
- Community development blockMelmalayanur
- Census village code632320

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

## How far is Devanur from nearby towns?

- Gingee (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)54 km by road
- Gingee (nearest town)16 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 Devanur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Devanur; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Annamangalam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nattarmangalam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Devanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 4% of the 762 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Devanur

Of every 100 households in Devanur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Devanur · ■ Gingee rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****72%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****68%**

**45%

Television ****91%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Devanur?

■ Devanur · ■ Gingee rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**931

Working population ****51.8%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 60.3% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 471 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 523 (43%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (14%) · **■** Marginal 35 (3%)

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

- Teppirampattu2,462 people
- Ponpatti2,420 people
- Kappalambadi2,414 people
- Sathambadi2,379 people
- Kannalam2,340 people
- Chittamur2,252 people
- Mel Sevalambadi2,248 people
- Periyanolambai2,248 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Devanur?604208
- How far is Devanur from Viluppuram?54 km by road
- What is the population of Devanur?2,340 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devanur in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Devanur?70.2% (Census 2011)