Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Pethasamudram Pethasamudram is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606301. The 2011 Census counted 1,823 people in 452 households, the 84th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,823 people (2011) - 452 households - 70.7% literacy - 606301 PIN code ## Pethasamudram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pethasamudram is 606301. Pethasamudram falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 606301 - Gram panchayat Pethasamudram - Community development block Chinnasalem - Census village code 633543 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pethasamudram from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ) 105 km by road - Chinnasalem (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pethasamudram? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Pethasamudram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway 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 - ● Community centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nainarpalayam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Indili - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Thachur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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 Pethasamudram known for? The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and cotton. About 64% of the 581 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pethasamudram Of every 100 households in Pethasamudram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pethasamudram · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 94% - Toilet within the home 4% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 87% - Tap water 79% 74% - Drinking water within premises 1% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 31% 24% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 69% 73% - Use banking services 44% 50% - Television 83% 84% - Mobile phone 64% 66% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 23% 23% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 12% 7% - Own their home 96% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pethasamudram? ■ Pethasamudram · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.7% 67.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1012 981 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 931 918 - Working population 60.2% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 58.9% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 521 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 349 (32%) · ■ Household industry 14 (1%) · ■ Other work 177 (16%) · ■ Marginal 37 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kallakkurichi - Thachur 1,845 people - Karunthalakurichi 1,839 people - Ninnaiyur 1,835 people - Eravar 1,834 people - Eyyanur 1,819 people - Vengaivadi 1,775 people - Ammakalathur 1,771 people - Kunniyur 1,743 people All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi ## Other places named Pethasamudram - Pethasamudram · Village, Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri · 729 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pethasamudram? 606301 - How far is Pethasamudram from Viluppuram? 105 km by road - What is the population of Pethasamudram? 1,823 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pethasamudram in? Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pethasamudram? 70.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/pethasamudram/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.