# Gangapuram Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/gangapuram/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Gangapuram Gangapuram is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604208**. The 2011 Census counted **1,419 people in 330 households**, the 108th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,419people (2011) - 330households - 77.6%literacy - 604208PIN code ## Gangapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gangapuram is 604208.** Gangapuram falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604208 - Gram panchayatGangapuram - Community development blockMelmalayanur - Census village code632321 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangapuram from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)37 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 Gangapuram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devanur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Annamangalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chetpet - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 23 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 Gangapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and cow pea**. About 54% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Gangapuram Of every 100 households in Gangapuram in 2011, 82 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gangapuram · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **92% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **86% Tap water ****99%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **82% Use banking services ****9%** **45% Television ****65%** **85% Mobile phone ****39%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Gangapuram? ■ Gangapuram · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792** **931 Working population ****62.9%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 70.8% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 552 (62%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 108 (12%) · **■** Marginal 220 (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 Gingee - Kalaiyur1,449 people - MatturTirukkai1,431 people - Damanur1,429 people - Marur1,421 people - Sittampundi1,399 people - Tachchampattu1,396 people - Kavarai1,389 people - Appampattu1,386 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangapuram?604208 - How far is Gangapuram from Viluppuram?37 km by road - What is the population of Gangapuram?1,419 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangapuram in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Gangapuram?77.6% (Census 2011)