# Sholapuram Village, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/sholapuram/ Village · Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar # Sholapuram Sholapuram is a village in Rajapalayam sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626102**. The 2011 Census counted **11,607 people in 3,248 households**, the 2nd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 11,607people (2011) - 3,248households - 77.9%literacy - 626102PIN code ## Sholapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sholapuram is 626102.** Sholapuram falls in Rajapalayam sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626102 - Gram panchayatSholapuram, Nallamanaickenpatti, Kilavikulam - Community development blockRajapalayam - Census village code641191 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sholapuram from nearby towns? - Rajapalayam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)65 km by road - Rajapalayam (nearest town)8 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 Sholapuram? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Sholapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Nathampatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajapalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Viluppanur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 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 · 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 Sholapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 31% of the 2,227 hectares of village land is sown, and 428 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 Sholapuram Of every 100 households in Sholapuram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sholapuram · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****20%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **62% Tap water ****83%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **47% Use banking services ****48%** **40% Television ****89%** **85% Mobile phone ****58%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****79%** **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 Sholapuram? ■ Sholapuram · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **924 Working population ****50.0%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 69.7% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 628 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,437 (25%) · **■** Household industry 92 (2%) · **■** Other work 3,235 (56%) · **■** Marginal 408 (7%) 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 - Melarajakularaman16,652 people - Muthusamipuram10,288 people - Chokkanathaputtur9,293 people - Ayan Kollankondan9,014 people - Keelrajakularaman8,986 people [All 38 villages in Rajapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sholapuram?626102 - How far is Sholapuram from Virudhunagar?65 km by road - What is the population of Sholapuram?11,607 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sholapuram in?Virudhunagar district (Rajapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sholapuram?77.9% (Census 2011)