# Pottiyam Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/pottiyam/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Pottiyam Pottiyam is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,472 people in 367 households**, the 104th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,472people (2011) - 367households - 59.8%literacy - 606207PIN code ## Pottiyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pottiyam is 606207.** Pottiyam falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606207 - Gram panchayatPottiyam - Community development blockKalrayan Hills - Census village code633380 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pottiyam from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)115 km by road - Vadakkanandal (nearest town)10 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 Pottiyam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Pottiyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vadakanandal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadakanandal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Pottiyam known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 24% of the 1,325 hectares of village land is sown, and 282 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 Pottiyam Of every 100 households in Pottiyam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pottiyam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **92% Toilet within the home ****22%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **87% Tap water ****80%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **77% Use banking services ****25%** **49% Television ****87%** **76% Mobile phone ****74%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Pottiyam? ■ Pottiyam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **939 Working population ****65.9%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 52.5% for women. 65% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 123 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 614 (63%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (5%) · **■** Marginal 177 (18%) 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 - Yal1,546 people - Chinnakolliyur1,522 people - Noorolai1,499 people - Tirukkanangur1,496 people - Eduthanur1,462 people - Somandarkudi1,453 people - Peral1,438 people - Endal1,432 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pottiyam?606207 - How far is Pottiyam from Viluppuram?115 km by road - What is the population of Pottiyam?1,472 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pottiyam in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pottiyam?59.8% (Census 2011)