# Serapattu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/serapattu/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Serapattu Serapattu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,548 people in 346 households**, the 98th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,548people (2011) - 346households - 55.4%literacy - 606401PIN code ## Serapattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Serapattu is 606401.** Serapattu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606401 - Gram panchayatSerapattu - Community development blockKalrayan Hills - Census village code633268 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Serapattu from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)150 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)45 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 Serapattu? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Serapattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarapuram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)22 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 Serapattu known for? The main crops are **tapioca, corn and sugarcane**. About 37% of the 912 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Serapattu Of every 100 households in Serapattu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Serapattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****17%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **87% Tap water ****53%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **77% Use banking services ****18%** **49% Television ****92%** **76% Mobile phone ****45%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **10% Own their home ****87%** **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 Serapattu? ■ Serapattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **939 Working population ****55.2%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.0% for men and 48.2% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 575 (67%) · **■** Household industry 43 (5%) · **■** Other work 144 (17%) · **■** Marginal 34 (4%) 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 - Chithal1,599 people - Vengalam1,581 people - Karuvelampadi1,561 people - Arur1,555 people - Periyapagandai1,547 people - Yal1,546 people - Chinnakolliyur1,522 people - Noorolai1,499 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Serapattu?606401 - How far is Serapattu from Viluppuram?150 km by road - What is the population of Serapattu?1,548 (Census 2011) - Which district is Serapattu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Serapattu?55.4% (Census 2011)