# Asappur Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram 

# Asappur

Asappur is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604303**. The 2011 Census counted **1,114 people in 271 households**, the 116th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 1,114people (2011)
- 271households
- 73.0%literacy
- 604303PIN code

## Asappur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Asappur is 604303.** Asappur falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604303
- Gram panchayatAsappur
- Community development blockMarakkanam
- Census village code632589

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

## How far is Asappur from nearby towns?

- Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)60 km by road
- Marakkanam (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 Asappur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Asappur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Vepperi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tindivanam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Asappur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 51% of the 411 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Asappur

Of every 100 households in Asappur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Asappur · ■ Tindivanam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****99%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**74%

Use banking services ****31%**

**40%

Television ****87%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Asappur?

■ Asappur · ■ Tindivanam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**976

Working population ****59.7%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 63.1% for women. 67% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 234 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 99 (15%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%)

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 Tindivanam

- Kodipakkam1,165 people
- Kambur1,163 people
- Kirandipuram1,138 people
- Andapattu1,123 people
- Rayanallur1,113 people
- Padiri1,112 people
- Kurur1,079 people
- Neykuppi1,077 people

[All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Asappur?604303
- How far is Asappur from Viluppuram?60 km by road
- What is the population of Asappur?1,114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asappur in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Asappur?73.0% (Census 2011)
