# Pudupalaiyam Village, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/pudupalaiyam/ Village · Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar # Pudupalaiyam Pudupalaiyam is a village in Rajapalayam sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626117**. The 2011 Census counted **7,922 people in 2,241 households**, the 8th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 7,922people (2011) - 2,241households - 84.6%literacy - 626117PIN code ## Pudupalaiyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pudupalaiyam is 626117.** Pudupalaiyam falls in Rajapalayam sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626117 - Gram panchayatTherkuvenganallur - Community development blockRajapalayam - Census village code641182 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? - Rajapalayam (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)60 km by road - Rajapalayam (nearest town)2 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 · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajapalayam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadakku Venganallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Viluppanur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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, coconut and sugarcane**. About 35% of the 1,068 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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, 97 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pudupalaiyam · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****46%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **62% Tap water ****78%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **47% Use banking services ****47%** **40% Television ****90%** **85% Mobile phone ****70%** **55% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****55%** **81% 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 · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1002** **924 Working population ****44.2%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 78.5% for women. 61% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (2%) · **■** Household industry 122 (3%) · **■** Other work 3,137 (90%) · **■** Marginal 127 (4%) 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 Rajapalayam - Chokkanathaputtur9,293 people - Ayan Kollankondan9,014 people - Keelrajakularaman8,986 people - Puthur8,230 people - Kollankondan6,811 people - Terkuvenganallur5,745 people - Sammandapuram5,462 people - Kothankulam4,898 people [All 38 villages in Rajapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pudupalaiyam?626117 - How far is Pudupalaiyam from Virudhunagar?60 km by road - What is the population of Pudupalaiyam?7,922 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pudupalaiyam in?Virudhunagar district (Rajapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pudupalaiyam?84.6% (Census 2011)