# Sathaputhur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Sathaputhur

Sathaputhur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606205**. The 2011 Census counted **2,005 people in 431 households**, the 76th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 2,005people (2011)
- 431households
- 63.8%literacy
- 606205PIN code

## Sathaputhur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sathaputhur is 606205.** Sathaputhur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606205
- Gram panchayatSathaputhur
- Community development blockRishivandiyam
- Census village code633361

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

## How far is Sathaputhur from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)70 km by road
- Thiagadurgam (nearest town)8 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 Sathaputhur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sathaputhur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rishivandiyam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiyagadurgam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 22 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 Sathaputhur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 52% of the 522 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Sathaputhur

Of every 100 households in Sathaputhur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sathaputhur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****98%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**77%

Use banking services ****46%**

**49%

Television ****97%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Sathaputhur?

■ Sathaputhur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**939

Working population ****43.0%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 54.2% for women. 54% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (42%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (5%) · **■** Marginal 365 (42%)

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

- Pacheri2,045 people
- Melapattu2,041 people
- Puzhayanur2,037 people
- Kalaiyanallur2,035 people
- Tiruvarangam1,962 people
- Sirupanaiyur1,883 people
- Pallippattu1,849 people
- Vaniyanthal1,825 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sathaputhur?606205
- How far is Sathaputhur from Viluppuram?70 km by road
- What is the population of Sathaputhur?2,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sathaputhur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sathaputhur?63.8% (Census 2011)