# Pasar Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/pasar/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Pasar Pasar is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606205**. The 2011 Census counted **6,190 people in 1,252 households**, the 7th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 6,190people (2011) - 1,252households - 46.2%literacy - 606205PIN code ## Pasar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pasar is 606205.** Pasar falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606205 - Gram panchayatPasar - Community development blockRishivandiyam - Census village code633353 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pasar from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)69 km by road - Thiagadurgam (nearest town)15 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 Pasar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pasar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rishivandiyam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiyagadurgam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 22 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 Pasar known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 59% of the 1,416 hectares of village land is sown, and 549 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 Pasar Of every 100 households in Pasar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pasar · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **87% Tap water ****99%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **77% Use banking services ****29%** **49% Television ****44%** **76% Mobile phone ****24%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **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 Pasar? ■ Pasar · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893** **939 Working population ****42.1%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.6% for men and 35.5% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 256 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,057 (41%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,159 (44%) 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 - Poottai7,962 people - Arasambattu6,598 people - Viriyur6,354 people - Melsiruvalur6,231 people - Moongilthuraippattu6,036 people - Alathur5,875 people - Pudupalapattu5,778 people - Devapandalam5,775 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pasar?606205 - How far is Pasar from Viluppuram?69 km by road - What is the population of Pasar?6,190 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pasar in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pasar?46.2% (Census 2011)