# Samathankuppam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/samathankuppam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Samathankuppam Samathankuppam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604208**. The 2011 Census counted **709 people in 170 households**, the 192nd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 709people (2011) - 170households - 77.2%literacy - 604208PIN code ## Samathankuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Samathankuppam is 604208.** Samathankuppam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604208 - Gram panchayatGangapuram - Community development blockMelmalayanur - Census village code632323 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samathankuppam 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 Samathankuppam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Samathankuppam; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devanur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Annamangalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Samathankuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include bamboo products. About 53% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Samathankuppam Of every 100 households in Samathankuppam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Samathankuppam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **86% Tap water ****92%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **82% Use banking services ****9%** **45% Television ****98%** **85% Mobile phone ****90%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **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 Samathankuppam? ■ Samathankuppam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1654** **931 Working population ****77.0%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 68.1% for women. 79% of men and 75% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 404 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (23%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%) 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 - Karanai725 people - Kadagampundi723 people - Nandipuram711 people - Chitteri709 people - Palampoondi694 people - Pinnanur682 people - Panappakkam672 people - Anjancheri670 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Samathankuppam?604208 - How far is Samathankuppam from Viluppuram?37 km by road - What is the population of Samathankuppam?709 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samathankuppam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Samathankuppam?77.2% (Census 2011)