# Uppur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/uppur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Uppur Uppur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **820 people in 169 households**, the 146th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 14.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 820people (2011) - 169households - 14.7%literacy - 606207PIN code ## Uppur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Uppur is 606207.** Uppur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606207 - Gram panchayatArampundi - Community development blockKalrayan Hills - Census village code633375 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Uppur from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)61 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)100 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)61 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 Uppur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Uppur; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vellimalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadakanandal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Uppur known for? The main crops are **tapioca, ragi and paddy**. About 25% of the 842 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Uppur Of every 100 households in Uppur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Uppur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **92% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **77% Use banking services ****0%** **49% Television ****0%** **76% Mobile phone ****50%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **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 Uppur? ■ Uppur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****14.7%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **939 Working population ****64.3%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 18.5% for men and 10.9% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 166 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 355 (67%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 - Porppalampattu869 people - Vanniyur868 people - Erukkambattu835 people - Melnilavur822 people - Kallerikuppam815 people - Mottaiyanur774 people - Kurmbalur770 people - Vanjikkuli767 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Uppur?606207 - How far is Uppur from Viluppuram?100 km by road - What is the population of Uppur?820 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uppur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Uppur?14.7% (Census 2011)