Pappanam, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pappanam


The village Pappanam is located in Kariapatti Taluk of Virudhunagar District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Pappanam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kariapatti Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kariapatti, which is about 7 kilometers away from Pappanam.

Travel and Communication for Pappanam


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Pappanam,
Virudhunagar,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 626106

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pappanam


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Pappanam is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Pappanam is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Pappanam


As per available data from the year 2009, 855 persons live in 217 house holds in the village Pappanam. There are 418 female individuals and 437 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.89% and males constitute 51.11% of the total population.

There are 480 scheduled castes persons of which 234 are females and 246 are males. Females constitute 48.75% and males constitute 51.25% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 56.14% of the total population.

Population density of Pappanam is 112.9 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pappanam


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Total area of Pappanam is 757.31 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 178.15 ha. About 17.38 ha is un-irrigated area. About 160.77 ha is irrigated area. About 5.89 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 154.88 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 261.75 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 1.88 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 9.25 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 306.28 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Pappanam


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Pappanam.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Pappanam.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Mustakurichi, which is less than 5 kms away from Pappanam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Mustakurichi, which is less than 5 kms away from Pappanam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Mustakurichi, which is less than 5 kms away from Pappanam.

Colleges in Pappanam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Aruppukkottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Pappanam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in D.kadambankulam, which is 5-10 kms away from Pappanam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Pappanam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Pappanam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Kambikudi, which is 5-10 kms away from Pappanam.

Other Educational Facilities in Pappanam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Kalkurichi, which is more than 10 kms away from Pappanam.

There are 2 government non formal training centres in the village Pappanam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Soolakkarai, which is more than 10 kms away from Pappanam.

Healthcare Facilities in Pappanam


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Pappanam.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Pappanam.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Pappanam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Pappanam.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Pappanam.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Pappanam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Pappanam.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Pappanam.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Pappanam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Pappanam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Pappanam.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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