# Kosappadi Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Kosappadi

Kosappadi is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606401**. The 2011 Census counted **2,736 people in 589 households**, the 49th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 2,736people (2011)
- 589households
- 65.6%literacy
- 606401PIN code

## Kosappadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosappadi is 606401.** Kosappadi falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606401
- Gram panchayatKosappadi
- Community development blockSankarapuram
- Census village code633309

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

## How far is Kosappadi from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)106 km by road
- Sankarapuram (nearest town)12 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 Kosappadi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kosappadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arasampattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankarapuram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Kosappadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 63% of the 967 hectares of village land is sown, and 566 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 Kosappadi

Of every 100 households in Kosappadi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kosappadi · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****86%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**77%

Use banking services ****90%**

**49%

Television ****90%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kosappadi?

■ Kosappadi · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**939

Working population ****56.4%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 53.5% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 241 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 616 (40%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 137 (9%) · **■** Marginal 535 (35%)

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

- Vadamamandur2,849 people
- Paramanatham2,840 people
- Pavunjipattu2,826 people
- Jambadai2,752 people
- Poykkunam2,736 people
- Vadakeeranur2,726 people
- Murarbad2,691 people
- Kadambur2,666 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosappadi?606401
- How far is Kosappadi from Viluppuram?106 km by road
- What is the population of Kosappadi?2,736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosappadi in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kosappadi?65.6% (Census 2011)