# Dhanam Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/dhanam/ Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram # Dhanam Dhanam is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,066 people in 217 households**, the 122nd largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,066people (2011) - 217households - 65.8%literacy - 607201PIN code ## Dhanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhanam is 607201.** Dhanam falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607201 - Gram panchayatDhanam - Community development blockUlundurpettai - Census village code633620 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhanam from nearby towns? - Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)58 km by road - Tirukkoyilur (nearest town)20 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 Dhanam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanam; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Eraiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ulundurpettai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Dhanam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 75% of the 469 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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 Dhanam Of every 100 households in Dhanam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhanam · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****0%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **90% Tap water ****85%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **82% Use banking services ****88%** **40% Television ****97%** **80% Mobile phone ****77%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **9% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dhanam? ■ Dhanam · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **934 Working population ****58.3%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 57.4% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 188 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 388 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 37 (6%) 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 Ulundurpettai - Nachiyarpettai1,169 people - Poyyarasur1,162 people - Karadipakkam1,128 people - Pachapalayam1,098 people - Nonaiyavadi1,062 people - Puthanandal1,060 people - Kalavanur1,032 people - Tirunarankonri1,017 people [All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhanam?607201 - How far is Dhanam from Viluppuram?58 km by road - What is the population of Dhanam?1,066 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanam in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Dhanam?65.8% (Census 2011)