# Pothuvoy Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/pothuvoy/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Pothuvoy Pothuvoy is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604152**. The 2011 Census counted **1,626 people in 356 households**, the 91st largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,626people (2011) - 356households - 76.1%literacy - 604152PIN code ## Pothuvoy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pothuvoy is 604152.** Pothuvoy falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604152 - Gram panchayatPothuvoy - Community development blockGingee - Census village code632437 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pothuvoy from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)38 km by road - Vettavalam (nearest town)4 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 Pothuvoy? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Pothuvoy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vettavalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Somasipadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Pothuvoy known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 59% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Pothuvoy Of every 100 households in Pothuvoy in 2011, 87 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pothuvoy · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****16%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **86% Tap water ****96%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **82% Use banking services ****77%** **45% Television ****86%** **85% Mobile phone ****80%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Pothuvoy? ■ Pothuvoy · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103** **931 Working population ****53.0%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 67.4% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 313 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (3%) · **■** Household industry 56 (6%) · **■** Other work 73 (8%) · **■** Marginal 396 (46%) 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 - Kodukankuppam1,649 people - Jambodi1,646 people - Puduppattu1,636 people - Arugavur1,634 people - Vadapalai1,607 people - Melathipakkam1,597 people - Kammandur1,579 people - Idayalam1,560 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothuvoy?604152 - How far is Pothuvoy from Viluppuram?38 km by road - What is the population of Pothuvoy?1,626 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothuvoy in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pothuvoy?76.1% (Census 2011)