# Kallerikuppam Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Kallerikuppam

Kallerikuppam is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606208**. The 2011 Census counted **815 people in 194 households**, the 147th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 815people (2011)
- 194households
- 68.2%literacy
- 606208PIN code

## Kallerikuppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kallerikuppam is 606208.** Kallerikuppam falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606208
- Gram panchayatParamanatham
- Community development blockKallakkurichi
- Census village code633366

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kallerikuppam from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)90 km by road
- Kallakkurichi (nearest town)16 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 Kallerikuppam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kallerikuppam; 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Murarbad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kallerikuppam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 72% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Kallerikuppam

Of every 100 households in Kallerikuppam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kallerikuppam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**77%

Use banking services ****65%**

**49%

Television ****94%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**10%

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 Kallerikuppam?

■ Kallerikuppam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**939

Working population ****64.9%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 58.2% for women. 65% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 263 (50%)

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

- Vanniyur868 people
- Erukkambattu835 people
- Melnilavur822 people
- Uppur820 people
- Mottaiyanur774 people
- Kurmbalur770 people
- Vanjikkuli767 people
- Perumbur752 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kallerikuppam?606208
- How far is Kallerikuppam from Viluppuram?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kallerikuppam?815 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kallerikuppam in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kallerikuppam?68.2% (Census 2011)