# Jakkasamudram Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/jakkasamudram/ Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri # Jakkasamudram Jakkasamudram is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636805**. The 2011 Census counted **5,302 people in 1,257 households**, the 17th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 5,302people (2011) - 1,257households - 68.6%literacy - 636805PIN code ## Jakkasamudram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jakkasamudram is 636805.** Jakkasamudram falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636805 - Gram panchayatJakkasamudram - Community development blockKarimangalam - Census village code643206 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jakkasamudram from nearby towns? - Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)40 km by road - Marandahalli (nearest town)6 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 Jakkasamudram? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Jakkasamudram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Periyanahalli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marandahalli - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Jakkasamudram known for? The main crops are **coconut, mango and sugarcane**. Products made here include jute products. About 65% of the 1,156 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Jakkasamudram Of every 100 households in Jakkasamudram in 2011, 86 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jakkasamudram · ■ Palakkodu rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **87% Toilet within the home ****18%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **90% Tap water ****77%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **83% Use banking services ****59%** **49% Television ****66%** **80% Mobile phone ****66%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **96% 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 Jakkasamudram? ■ Jakkasamudram · ■ Palakkodu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **890 Working population ****46.2%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 58.2% for women. 58% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 770 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 688 (28%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Other work 741 (30%) · **■** Marginal 216 (9%) 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 Palakkodu - Pulikkarai5,590 people - Elumichanahalli5,350 people - Karagodahalli5,338 people - Sekkodi5,334 people - Mallikuttai5,289 people - Booganahalli5,240 people - Velakalahalli5,184 people - Bommahalli5,146 people [All 94 villages in Palakkodu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jakkasamudram?636805 - How far is Jakkasamudram from Dharmapuri?40 km by road - What is the population of Jakkasamudram?5,302 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jakkasamudram in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Jakkasamudram?68.6% (Census 2011)