# Tachchampattu Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/tachchampattu/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Tachchampattu Tachchampattu is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,396 people in 297 households**, the 110th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,396people (2011) - 297households - 66.3%literacy - 605201PIN code ## Tachchampattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tachchampattu is 605201.** Tachchampattu falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605201 - Gram panchayatThatchampattu - Community development blockGingee - Census village code632445 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tachchampattu from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)35 km by road - Ananthapuram (nearest town)9 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 Tachchampattu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Tachchampattu; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ananthapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Chellapirathi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Tachchampattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 27% of the 519 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 Tachchampattu Of every 100 households in Tachchampattu in 2011, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tachchampattu · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **86% Tap water ****82%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **82% Use banking services ****49%** **45% Television ****79%** **85% Mobile phone ****65%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **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 Tachchampattu? ■ Tachchampattu · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869** **931 Working population ****63.0%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 58.6% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 36 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (29%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 46 (5%) · **■** Marginal 525 (60%) 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 - Damanur1,429 people - Marur1,421 people - Gangapuram1,419 people - Sittampundi1,399 people - Kavarai1,389 people - Appampattu1,386 people - Puttagaram1,383 people - Melarungunam1,380 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tachchampattu?605201 - How far is Tachchampattu from Viluppuram?35 km by road - What is the population of Tachchampattu?1,396 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tachchampattu in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tachchampattu?66.3% (Census 2011)