# Devapandalam Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/devapandalam/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Devapandalam Devapandalam is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606402**. The 2011 Census counted **5,775 people in 1,332 households**, the 11th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 5,775people (2011) - 1,332households - 72.7%literacy - 606402PIN code ## Devapandalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Devapandalam is 606402.** Devapandalam falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606402 - Gram panchayatDevapandalam - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633313 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Devapandalam from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)70 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)3 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 Devapandalam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Devapandalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sankarapuram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Devapandalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 60% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Devapandalam Of every 100 households in Devapandalam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Devapandalam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **92% Toilet within the home ****37%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **87% Tap water ****90%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **77% Use banking services ****50%** **49% Television ****72%** **76% Mobile phone ****68%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **10% Own their home ****78%** **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 Devapandalam? ■ Devapandalam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **939 Working population ****35.0%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 63.8% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 249 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 386 (19%) · **■** Household industry 55 (3%) · **■** Other work 837 (41%) · **■** Marginal 496 (25%) 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 - Pasar6,190 people - Moongilthuraippattu6,036 people - Alathur5,875 people - Pudupalapattu5,778 people - La-Gudalur5,590 people - Soolankurichi5,070 people - Pallagachcheri4,858 people - Kaduvanur4,826 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Devapandalam?606402 - How far is Devapandalam from Viluppuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Devapandalam?5,775 (Census 2011) - Which district is Devapandalam in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Devapandalam?72.7% (Census 2011)