# Pudupalayam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/pudupalayam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Pudupalayam Pudupalayam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604153**. The 2011 Census counted **1,092 people in 256 households**, the 147th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,092people (2011) - 256households - 65.2%literacy - 604153PIN code ## Pudupalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pudupalayam is 604153.** Pudupalayam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604153 - Gram panchayatPudupalayam - Community development blockGingee - Census village code632423 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pudupalayam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Kilpennathur (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 Pudupalayam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pudupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sathiyamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Somasipadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Pudupalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 46% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Pudupalayam Of every 100 households in Pudupalayam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pudupalayam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **92% Toilet within the home ****92%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **82% Use banking services ****93%** **45% Television ****89%** **85% Mobile phone ****84%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 Pudupalayam? ■ Pudupalayam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **931 Working population ****62.7%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.0% for men and 56.2% for women. 61% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 656 (96%) 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 - Chokkapalam1,132 people - Sennalur1,122 people - Mahadevimangalam1,115 people - Tenpuduppattu1,115 people - Kuzhapalur1,073 people - Mannur1,060 people - Neerperuthagaram1,058 people - Kandamanallur1,037 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pudupalayam?604153 - How far is Pudupalayam from Viluppuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Pudupalayam?1,092 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pudupalayam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pudupalayam?65.2% (Census 2011)