# Pattanam Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/pattanam/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Pattanam Pattanam is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,896 people in 721 households**, the 30th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 2,896people (2011) - 721households - 68.4%literacy - 604001PIN code ## Pattanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pattanam is 604001.** Pattanam falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604001 - Gram panchayatPattanam - Community development blockOlakkur - Census village code632567 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pattanam from nearby towns? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)39 km by road - Tindivanam (nearest town)2 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 Pattanam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Pattanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tindivanam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tindivanam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Pattanam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 30% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Pattanam Of every 100 households in Pattanam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pattanam · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****24%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **83% Tap water ****30%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **74% Use banking services ****56%** **40% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****51%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **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 Pattanam? ■ Pattanam · ■ Tindivanam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **976 Working population ****51.4%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 57.7% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 351 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (30%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 239 (16%) · **■** Marginal 446 (30%) 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 - Chinnanerkunam3,230 people - Kutteripattu3,229 people - Endiyur3,103 people - Siruvadi2,913 people - Chendur2,885 people - Avayakuppam2,814 people - Kollar2,802 people - Vilukkam2,799 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pattanam?604001 - How far is Pattanam from Viluppuram?39 km by road - What is the population of Pattanam?2,896 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pattanam in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pattanam?68.4% (Census 2011)