# Pachapalayam Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram 

# Pachapalayam

Pachapalayam is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,098 people in 245 households**, the 121st largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,098people (2011)
- 245households
- 53.0%literacy
- 606102PIN code

## Pachapalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pachapalayam is 606102.** Pachapalayam falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606102
- Gram panchayatAdanur
- Community development blockTirunavalur
- Census village code633666

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

## How far is Pachapalayam from nearby towns?

- Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)45 km by road
- Ulundurpettai (nearest town)12 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 Pachapalayam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pachapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Eraiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ulundurpettai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Pachapalayam known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 46% of the 516 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Pachapalayam

Of every 100 households in Pachapalayam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pachapalayam · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****98%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****35%**

**40%

Television ****51%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pachapalayam?

■ Pachapalayam · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****728**

**934

Working population ****62.8%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 40.9% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 496 (72%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 93 (13%) · **■** Marginal 81 (12%)

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

- Alankuppam1,200 people
- Nachiyarpettai1,169 people
- Poyyarasur1,162 people
- Karadipakkam1,128 people
- Dhanam1,066 people
- Nonaiyavadi1,062 people
- Puthanandal1,060 people
- Kalavanur1,032 people

[All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pachapalayam?606102
- How far is Pachapalayam from Viluppuram?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pachapalayam?1,098 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pachapalayam in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pachapalayam?53.0% (Census 2011)