# Pulichapallam Village, Vanur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/vanur/pulichapallam/ Village · Vanur, Viluppuram # Pulichapallam Pulichapallam is a village in Vanur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605109**. The 2011 Census counted **6,397 people in 1,369 households**, the 3rd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 6,397people (2011) - 1,369households - 79.4%literacy - 605109PIN code ## Pulichapallam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pulichapallam is 605109.** Pulichapallam falls in Vanur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605109 - Gram panchayatPulichapallam , Ravuthankuppam - Community development blockVanur - Census village code632787 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pulichapallam from nearby towns? - Vanur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)53 km by road - Puducherry (nearest town)16 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 Pulichapallam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Pulichapallam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Akasampattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puducherry - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Pulichapallam known for? The main crops are **casuarina, paddy and cotton**. About 24% of the 1,119 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Pulichapallam Of every 100 households in Pulichapallam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Pulichapallam · ■ Vanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****25%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **81% Tap water ****93%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **73% Use banking services ****44%** **53% Television ****94%** **88% Mobile phone ****69%** **61% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****33%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****93%** **94% 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 Pulichapallam? ■ Pulichapallam · ■ Vanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **964 Working population ****47.4%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 70.2% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 146 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,262 (42%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 598 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1,007 (33%) 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 Vanur - Bommayapalayam8,266 people - Tiruchitrambalam8,031 people - Kiliyanur6,334 people - Pattanur6,331 people - Irumbai5,830 people - Vanur5,161 people [All 80 villages in Vanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/vanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pulichapallam?605109 - How far is Pulichapallam from Viluppuram?53 km by road - What is the population of Pulichapallam?6,397 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pulichapallam in?Viluppuram district (Vanur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pulichapallam?79.4% (Census 2011)