# Pappanam Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/pappanam/ Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar # Pappanam Pappanam is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626106**. The 2011 Census counted **855 people in 217 households**, the 27th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 855people (2011) - 217households - 72.5%literacy - 626106PIN code ## Pappanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pappanam is 626106.** Pappanam falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626106 - Gram panchayatPappanam - Community development blockKariapatti - Census village code641381 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pappanam from nearby towns? - Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)36 km by road - Kariapatti (nearest town)7 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 Pappanam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pappanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mustakurichi - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalkurichi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Pappanam known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and ground nut**. About 24% of the 757 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Pappanam Of every 100 households in Pappanam in 2011, 82 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pappanam · ■ Kariapatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **88% Toilet within the home ****4%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **89% Tap water ****100%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **77% Use banking services ****21%** **33% Television ****81%** **86% Mobile phone ****66%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **92% 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 Pappanam? ■ Pappanam · ■ Kariapatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **970 Working population ****57.0%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 57.9% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 14 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 180 (37%) · **■** Marginal 284 (58%) 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 Kariapatti - Panikkurippu1,055 people - Manthoppu1,041 people - Chittumoonradaippu961 people - Johilpatti934 people - Chandrankulam821 people - Thimmapuram796 people - Thenoor755 people - Achangulam736 people [All 101 villages in Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pappanam?626106 - How far is Pappanam from Virudhunagar?36 km by road - What is the population of Pappanam?855 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pappanam in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pappanam?72.5% (Census 2011)