# Kattupunjai Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram 

# Kattupunjai

Kattupunjai is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604101**. The 2011 Census counted **322 people in 82 households**, the 205th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 322people (2011)
- 82households
- 57.5%literacy
- 604101PIN code

## Kattupunjai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kattupunjai is 604101.** Kattupunjai falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604101
- Gram panchayatVadakalavoi
- Community development blockOlakkur
- Census village code632536

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

## How far is Kattupunjai from nearby towns?

- Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tindivanam (nearest town)25 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 Kattupunjai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kattupunjai; 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Avaniapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tindivanam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Kattupunjai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. About 44% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Kattupunjai

Of every 100 households in Kattupunjai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kattupunjai · ■ Tindivanam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**74%

Use banking services ****11%**

**40%

Television ****77%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Kattupunjai?

■ Kattupunjai · ■ Tindivanam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**976

Working population ****56.5%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 44.9% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 88 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 89 (49%)

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

- Mannampoondi386 people
- Senalur378 people
- Elavalapakkam351 people
- Pantodu337 people
- Kesavanayakkampalayam314 people
- Kadur309 people
- Perapari273 people
- Kilnemili243 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kattupunjai?604101
- How far is Kattupunjai from Viluppuram?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kattupunjai?322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kattupunjai in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kattupunjai?57.5% (Census 2011)