# Porasapattu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/porasapattu/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Porasapattu Porasapattu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605702**. The 2011 Census counted **1,147 people in 263 households**, the 128th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,147people (2011) - 263households - 67.4%literacy - 605702PIN code ## Porasapattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Porasapattu is 605702.** Porasapattu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605702 - Gram panchayatPorasapattu - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633246 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Porasapattu from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)78 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)23 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 Porasapattu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Porasapattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Moongilthuraipattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tiruvannamalai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Porasapattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 43% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Porasapattu Of every 100 households in Porasapattu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Porasapattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **87% Tap water ****92%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **77% Use banking services ****52%** **49% Television ****67%** **76% Mobile phone ****37%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **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 Porasapattu? ■ Porasapattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **939 Working population ****54.9%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 61.1% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 233 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 328 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 59 (9%) 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 - Maniyarpalayam1,186 people - Anaikkaraikkottalam1,185 people - Suthamalai1,166 people - Muttiyam1,163 people - Vandagappadi1,141 people - Mavadipattu1,134 people - Alannur1,128 people - Maniyandal1,118 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porasapattu?605702 - How far is Porasapattu from Viluppuram?78 km by road - What is the population of Porasapattu?1,147 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porasapattu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Porasapattu?67.4% (Census 2011)