# Sivapuram Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/sivapuram/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Sivapuram Sivapuram is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606402**. The 2011 Census counted **1,352 people in 305 households**, the 115th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,352people (2011) - 305households - 57.8%literacy - 606402PIN code ## Sivapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sivapuram is 606402.** Sivapuram falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606402 - Gram panchayatMookkanur - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633290 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sivapuram 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 Sivapuram? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sivapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devapandalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pakkamputhur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Sivapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 62% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Sivapuram Of every 100 households in Sivapuram in 2011, 98 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sivapuram · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****34%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **77% Use banking services ****52%** **49% Television ****97%** **76% Mobile phone ****72%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **10% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sivapuram? ■ Sivapuram · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1329** **939 Working population ****52.0%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 45.8% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 267 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (31%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (16%) · **■** Marginal 97 (14%) 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 - Arumbarambattu1,410 people - Pavandur1,397 people - Rayasamudram1,387 people - Ramarajapuram1,370 people - Thoradipattu1,326 people - Varam1,322 people - Erudayampattu1,304 people - Velaiyambattu1,283 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sivapuram?606402 - How far is Sivapuram from Viluppuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Sivapuram?1,352 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sivapuram in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sivapuram?57.8% (Census 2011)