# Sekkodi Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/sekkodi/ Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri # Sekkodi Sekkodi is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636809**. The 2011 Census counted **5,334 people in 1,272 households**, the 16th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 5,334people (2011) - 1,272households - 65.8%literacy - 636809PIN code ## Sekkodi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sekkodi is 636809.** Sekkodi falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636809 - Gram panchayatSekkodi, Padi - Community development blockPalacode - Census village code643285 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sekkodi from nearby towns? - Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)11 km by road - Dharmapuri (nearest town)11 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 Sekkodi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sekkodi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Selliyampatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Periyanahalli - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kadakathur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Sekkodi known for? About 71% of the 976 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 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 Sekkodi Of every 100 households in Sekkodi in 2011, 83 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sekkodi · ■ Palakkodu rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **87% Toilet within the home ****8%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **90% Tap water ****41%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **83% Use banking services ****38%** **49% Television ****82%** **80% Mobile phone ****58%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sekkodi? ■ Sekkodi · ■ Palakkodu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861** **890 Working population ****56.4%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 55.3% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,214 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 990 (33%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 589 (20%) · **■** Marginal 179 (6%) 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 - Adilam5,652 people - Pulikkarai5,590 people - Elumichanahalli5,350 people - Karagodahalli5,338 people - Jakkasamudram5,302 people - Mallikuttai5,289 people - Booganahalli5,240 people - Velakalahalli5,184 people [All 94 villages in Palakkodu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sekkodi?636809 - How far is Sekkodi from Dharmapuri?11 km by road - What is the population of Sekkodi?5,334 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sekkodi in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sekkodi?65.8% (Census 2011)