# Padippallam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/padippallam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Padippallam Padippallam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604151**. The 2011 Census counted **2,639 people in 607 households**, the 32nd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 2,639people (2011) - 607households - 76.6%literacy - 604151PIN code ## Padippallam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Padippallam is 604151.** Padippallam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604151 - Gram panchayatPadippallam - Community development blockGingee - Census village code632444 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padippallam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)35 km by road - Ananthapuram (nearest town)11 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 Padippallam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Padippallam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devathanampettai - ○Degree college10+ km · Chellapirathi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vallam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Padippallam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 68% of the 585 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Padippallam Of every 100 households in Padippallam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Padippallam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **92% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **86% Tap water ****68%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **82% Use banking services ****65%** **45% Television ****96%** **85% Mobile phone ****47%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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 Padippallam? ■ Padippallam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031** **931 Working population ****61.3%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 67.1% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 594 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 744 (46%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (5%) · **■** Marginal 182 (11%) 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 - Karai2,830 people - Tenpalai2,814 people - Sirudalaipoondi2,702 people - Melacheri2,681 people - Melolakkur2,632 people - Melathipattu2,623 people - Ponnankuppam2,596 people - Annamangalam2,594 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Padippallam?604151 - How far is Padippallam from Viluppuram?35 km by road - What is the population of Padippallam?2,639 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padippallam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Padippallam?76.6% (Census 2011)