# Poottai, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/poottai/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Poottai Poottai is a village in [Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/) sub-district of [Viluppuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **606401**. The 2011 Census counted **7,962 people in 1,683 households**, the 3rd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 7,962people (2011) - 1,683households - 70.2%literacy - 606401PIN code ## Poottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poottai is 606401.** Poottai falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606401 - Gram panchayatPoottai - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633294 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poottai from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)95 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)3 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 Poottai? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Poottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Sankarapuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakkamputhur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Poottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, tapioca and sugarcane**. About 42% of the 1,332 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Poottai Of every 100 households in Poottai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Poottai · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****15%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **87% Tap water ****88%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **77% Use banking services ****51%** **49% Television ****63%** **76% Mobile phone ****71%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **10% Own their home ****94%** **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 Poottai? ■ Poottai · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **939 Working population ****49.3%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 60.4% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,135 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,146 (29%) · **■** Household industry 73 (2%) · **■** Other work 565 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,003 (26%) 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 - Sirpanandal9,887 people - Rishivandiyam8,225 people - Arasambattu6,598 people - Viriyur6,354 people - Melsiruvalur6,231 people - Pasar6,190 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poottai?606401 - How far is Poottai from Viluppuram?95 km by road - What is the population of Poottai?7,962 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poottai in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poottai?70.2% (Census 2011)