# Kappalambadi Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gingee, Viluppuram 

# Kappalambadi

Kappalambadi is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,414 people in 573 households**, the 45th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 2,414people (2011)
- 573households
- 80.5%literacy
- 604201PIN code

## Kappalambadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kappalambadi is 604201.** Kappalambadi falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604201
- Gram panchayatKappalambadi
- Community development blockMelmalayanur
- Census village code632288

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

## How far is Kappalambadi from nearby towns?

- Gingee (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)72 km by road
- Kilpennathur (nearest town)13 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 Kappalambadi?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kappalambadi; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Avalurpettai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Avalurpettai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Kappalambadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 75% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 365 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 Kappalambadi

Of every 100 households in Kappalambadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kappalambadi · ■ Gingee rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****88%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**82%

Use banking services ****41%**

**45%

Television ****90%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Kappalambadi?

■ Kappalambadi · ■ Gingee rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**931

Working population ****58.5%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 70.0% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 423 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 737 (52%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 169 (12%) · **■** Marginal 82 (6%)

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

- Nayampadi2,472 people
- Kattuchittamur2,466 people
- Teppirampattu2,462 people
- Ponpatti2,420 people
- Sathambadi2,379 people
- Devanur2,340 people
- Kannalam2,340 people
- Chittamur2,252 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kappalambadi?604201
- How far is Kappalambadi from Viluppuram?72 km by road
- What is the population of Kappalambadi?2,414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kappalambadi in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kappalambadi?80.5% (Census 2011)