# Poosappadi Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/poosappadi/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Poosappadi Poosappadi is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,730 people in 475 households**, the 90th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,730people (2011) - 475households - 70.7%literacy - 606201PIN code ## Poosappadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poosappadi is 606201.** Poosappadi falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606201 - Gram panchayatElavadi - Community development blockChinnasalem - Census village code633514 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poosappadi from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)85 km by road - Chinnasalem (nearest town)6 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 Poosappadi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Poosappadi; 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melnariyappanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Indili - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thachur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Poosappadi known for? The main crops are **tapioca, corn and paddy**. About 56% of the 625 hectares of village land is sown, and 351 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 Poosappadi Of every 100 households in Poosappadi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poosappadi · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **87% Tap water ****43%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%** **73% Use banking services ****41%** **50% Television ****86%** **84% Mobile phone ****75%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****40%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Poosappadi? ■ Poosappadi · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023** **918 Working population ****53.2%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 59.3% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 434 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 389 (42%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (8%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%) 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 Kallakkurichi - Vengaivadi1,775 people - Ammakalathur1,771 people - Kunniyur1,743 people - Varanjaram1,734 people - Karanur1,703 people - Kottaiyur1,698 people - Elavadi1,692 people - Moongilpadi1,676 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poosappadi?606201 - How far is Poosappadi from Viluppuram?85 km by road - What is the population of Poosappadi?1,730 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poosappadi in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poosappadi?70.7% (Census 2011)