# Porppalampattu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Porppalampattu

Porppalampattu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605801**. The 2011 Census counted **869 people in 199 households**, the 142nd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 869people (2011)
- 199households
- 67.5%literacy
- 605801PIN code

## Porppalampattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Porppalampattu is 605801.** Porppalampattu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605801
- Gram panchayatPorppalampattu
- Community development blockRishivandiyam
- Census village code633322

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Porppalampattu from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)100 km by road
- Sankarapuram (nearest town)20 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 Porppalampattu?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Porppalampattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Ariyalur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarapuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Porppalampattu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 31% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Porppalampattu

Of every 100 households in Porppalampattu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Porppalampattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****91%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**77%

Use banking services ****42%**

**49%

Television ****85%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Porppalampattu?

■ Porppalampattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**939

Working population ****51.8%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 59.5% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (25%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (8%) · **■** Marginal 172 (38%)

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

- Innadu983 people
- Gudaram954 people
- Nagalkudi950 people
- Mozhipattu877 people
- Vanniyur868 people
- Erukkambattu835 people
- Melnilavur822 people
- Uppur820 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porppalampattu?605801
- How far is Porppalampattu from Viluppuram?100 km by road
- What is the population of Porppalampattu?869 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porppalampattu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Porppalampattu?67.5% (Census 2011)