# Pudupalaiyam Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/pudupalaiyam/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Pudupalaiyam Pudupalaiyam is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605701**. The 2011 Census counted **1,834 people in 402 households**, the 95th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 1,834people (2011) - 402households - 62.4%literacy - 605701PIN code ## Pudupalaiyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pudupalaiyam is 605701.** Pudupalaiyam falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605701 - Gram panchayatVeerangipuram - Community development blockMugaiyur - Census village code633082 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pudupalaiyam from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)31 km by road - Arakandanallur (nearest town)15 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 Pudupalaiyam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Pudupalaiyam; 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kandachipuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Melvalai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Pudupalaiyam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and bajra**. Products made here include bricks. About 54% of the 364 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 Pudupalaiyam Of every 100 households in Pudupalaiyam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pudupalaiyam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **91% Toilet within the home ****1%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **88% Tap water ****99%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **76% Use banking services ****29%** **33% Television ****93%** **84% Mobile phone ****60%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Pudupalaiyam? ■ Pudupalaiyam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149** **933 Working population ****48.6%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.4% for men and 55.1% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 268 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (37%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 263 (30%) · **■** Marginal 16 (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 Tirukkoyilur - Kodiyur1,897 people - Nedumudaiyan1,870 people - Eravalam1,844 people - Keelathayanur1,835 people - Devaradiarkuppam1,811 people - Avi. Kolapakkam1,810 people - Malaiyampattu1,806 people - Mudalur1,754 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pudupalaiyam?605701 - How far is Pudupalaiyam from Viluppuram?31 km by road - What is the population of Pudupalaiyam?1,834 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pudupalaiyam in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pudupalaiyam?62.4% (Census 2011)