# Nochchimedu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/nochchimedu/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Nochchimedu Nochchimedu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **632 people in 141 households**, the 160th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 632people (2011) - 141households - 57.8%literacy - 606207PIN code ## Nochchimedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nochchimedu is 606207.** Nochchimedu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606207 - Gram panchayatKondiyanatham - Community development blockKalrayan Hills - Census village code633335 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nochchimedu from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)115 km by road - Vadakkanandal (nearest town)25 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 Nochchimedu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Nochchimedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mavadipattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadakanandal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Nochchimedu known for? The main crops are **tapioca, paddy and sugarcane**. About 19% of the 562 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Nochchimedu Of every 100 households in Nochchimedu in 2011, 84 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Nochchimedu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **92% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **87% Tap water ****63%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **77% Use banking services ****50%** **49% Television ****80%** **76% Mobile phone ****69%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****98%** **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 Nochchimedu? ■ Nochchimedu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333** **939 Working population ****55.5%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.9% for men and 51.8% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 339 (97%) 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 - Keelathukkuli697 people - Aliapath695 people - Arasarambattu681 people - Kidangudaiyambattu635 people - Erukkambattu629 people - Kilakkadu619 people - Ezhuthur611 people - Melathukkuli530 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nochchimedu?606207 - How far is Nochchimedu from Viluppuram?115 km by road - What is the population of Nochchimedu?632 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nochchimedu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nochchimedu?57.8% (Census 2011)