# Mallapuram Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Mallapuram

Mallapuram is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606402**. The 2011 Census counted **2,282 people in 520 households**, the 66th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 2,282people (2011)
- 520households
- 61.1%literacy
- 606402PIN code

## Mallapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mallapuram is 606402.** Mallapuram falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606402
- Gram panchayatRangappanur
- Community development blockSankarapuram
- Census village code633275

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

## How far is Mallapuram from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)90 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 Mallapuram?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mallapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pudupattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakkamputhur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Mallapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tapioca and bajra**. About 66% of the 1,187 hectares of village land is sown, and 747 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 Mallapuram

Of every 100 households in Mallapuram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mallapuram · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****60%**

**78%

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

**8%

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

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**77%

Use banking services ****72%**

**49%

Television ****61%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Mallapuram?

■ Mallapuram · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**939

Working population ****58.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 50.5% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 696 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 411 (31%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (11%) · **■** Marginal 67 (5%)

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

- Thyagarajapuram2,434 people
- Munivalai2,377 people
- Tholuvanthangal2,341 people
- Peelamedu2,322 people
- Sripadanallur2,236 people
- Pirividayampattu2,070 people
- Mandagappadi2,069 people
- Manalur2,066 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mallapuram?606402
- How far is Mallapuram from Viluppuram?90 km by road
- What is the population of Mallapuram?2,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mallapuram in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mallapuram?61.1% (Census 2011)