# Cholampattu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/cholampattu/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Cholampattu Cholampattu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606208**. The 2011 Census counted **3,530 people in 845 households**, the 31st largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 3,530people (2011) - 845households - 63.0%literacy - 606208PIN code ## Cholampattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cholampattu is 606208.** Cholampattu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606208 - Gram panchayatCholampattu - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633344 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cholampattu from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)90 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)7 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 Cholampattu? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Cholampattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Murarbad - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thachur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Cholampattu known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 66% of the 872 hectares of village land is sown, and 490 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 Cholampattu Of every 100 households in Cholampattu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Cholampattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **92% Toilet within the home ****19%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **87% Tap water ****99%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **77% Use banking services ****53%** **49% Television ****89%** **76% Mobile phone ****63%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **10% Own their home ****95%** **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 Cholampattu? ■ Cholampattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **939 Working population ****32.4%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 55.9% for women. 41% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 121 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 660 (58%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 186 (16%) · **■** Marginal 163 (14%) 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 Sankarapuram - Seshasamudram3,703 people - Vanapuram3,652 people - Ulagalappadi3,647 people - Marur3,621 people - Kilpadi3,491 people - Poruvalur3,456 people - Periakolliyur3,336 people - Maiyanur3,242 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cholampattu?606208 - How far is Cholampattu from Viluppuram?90 km by road - What is the population of Cholampattu?3,530 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cholampattu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Cholampattu?63.0% (Census 2011)