Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram
# Gurupeedapuram

Gurupeedapuram is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606305. The 2011 Census counted 1,479 people in 409 households, the 107th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.
- 1,479 people (2011)
- 409 households
- 54.8% literacy
- 606305 PIN code

## Gurupeedapuram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gurupeedapuram is 606305. Gurupeedapuram falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 606305
- Gram panchayat Gurupeedapuram
- Community development block Thiyagadurgam
- Census village code 633491

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gurupeedapuram from nearby towns?
- Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Ulundurpettai (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gurupeedapuram?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gurupeedapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ulunthurpettai
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Ivathukudi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gurupeedapuram known for?

The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and corn. About 37% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gurupeedapuram

Of every 100 households in Gurupeedapuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gurupeedapuram · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 94%
- Toilet within the home 8% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 87%
- Tap water 92% 74%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 24%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 73%
- Use banking services 64% 50%
- Television 82% 84%
- Mobile phone 80% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 23%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 4% 7%
- Own their home 98% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gurupeedapuram?

■ Gurupeedapuram · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.8% 67.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1191 981
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1021 918
- Working population 54.6% 54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 45.3% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 272 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 78 (10%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 59 (7%) · ■ Marginal 386 (48%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kallakkurichi
- Varadappanur 1,551 people
- Vettiperumalagaram 1,551 people
- Anthiyur 1,539 people
- Bangaram 1,486 people
- Madam 1,476 people
- Esandai 1,472 people
- Virabayankaram 1,467 people
- Kilkuppam 1,447 people

All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gurupeedapuram? 606305
- How far is Gurupeedapuram from Viluppuram? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Gurupeedapuram? 1,479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurupeedapuram in? Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Gurupeedapuram? 54.8% (Census 2011)

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