Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram
# Pavandur

Pavandur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606205. The 2011 Census counted 1,397 people in 280 households, the 112th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.
- 1,397 people (2011)
- 280 households
- 62.3% literacy
- 606205 PIN code

## Pavandur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pavandur is 606205. Pavandur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 606205
- Gram panchayat Pavandur
- Community development block Rishivandiyam
- Census village code 633360

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pavandur from nearby towns?
- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Sankarapuram (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pavandur?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rishivandiyam
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Thiyagadurgam
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pavandur known for?

The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and black gram. About 47% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pavandur

Of every 100 households in Pavandur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pavandur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 92%
- Toilet within the home 8% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 87%
- Tap water 88% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 61% 21%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 38% 77%
- Use banking services 56% 49%
- Television 86% 76%
- Mobile phone 47% 61%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 18% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 6% 10%
- Own their home 95% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pavandur?

■ Pavandur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.3% 63.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 890 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 902 939
- Working population 54.7% 52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 52.2% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 139 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 76 (10%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 115 (15%) · ■ Marginal 429 (56%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sankarapuram
- Endal 1,432 people
- Vellarikkadu 1,426 people
- Velanandal 1,411 people
- Arumbarambattu 1,410 people
- Rayasamudram 1,387 people
- Ramarajapuram 1,370 people
- Sivapuram 1,352 people
- Thoradipattu 1,326 people

All 187 villages in Sankarapuram

## Other places named Pavandur
- Pavandur · Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram · 3,251 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pavandur? 606205
- How far is Pavandur from Viluppuram? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Pavandur? 1,397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pavandur in? Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pavandur? 62.3% (Census 2011)

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