# Purthirampattu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/purthirampattu/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Purthirampattu Purthirampattu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606402**. The 2011 Census counted **2,630 people in 605 households**, the 55th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 2,630people (2011) - 605households - 64.5%literacy - 606402PIN code ## Purthirampattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purthirampattu is 606402.** Purthirampattu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606402 - Gram panchayatPuthirampattu - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633276 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purthirampattu from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)70 km by road - Sankarapuram (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 Purthirampattu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Purthirampattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pudupattu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pakkamputhur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Purthirampattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 42% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Purthirampattu Of every 100 households in Purthirampattu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purthirampattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****9%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **87% Tap water ****68%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **77% Use banking services ****44%** **49% Television ****86%** **76% Mobile phone ****62%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **10% Own their home ****95%** **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 Purthirampattu? ■ Purthirampattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891** **939 Working population ****58.6%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.4% for men and 54.9% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 339 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (27%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (9%) · **■** Marginal 625 (41%) 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 - Vadakeeranur2,726 people - Murarbad2,691 people - Kadambur2,666 people - Agraharapandalam2,633 people - Kandikkal2,603 people - Mohur2,567 people - Kallipattu2,558 people - Vadachettiyandal2,488 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purthirampattu?606402 - How far is Purthirampattu from Viluppuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Purthirampattu?2,630 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purthirampattu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Purthirampattu?64.5% (Census 2011)