# Alapuram Village, Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/alapuram/ Village · Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri # Alapuram Alapuram is a village in Pappireddipatti sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636904**. The 2011 Census counted **4,784 people in 1,360 households**, the 13th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%. - 4,784people (2011) - 1,360households - 67.7%literacy - 636904PIN code ## Alapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alapuram is 636904.** Alapuram falls in Pappireddipatti sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636904 - Gram panchayatAlapuram - Community development blockPappireddipatti - Census village code643518 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alapuram from nearby towns? - Pappireddipatti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)45 km by road - Pappireddipatti (nearest town)10 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 Alapuram? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Alapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Menasi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Erumiyampatty - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Alapuram known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and turmeric**. About 51% of the 1,555 hectares of village land is sown, and 600 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 Alapuram Of every 100 households in Alapuram in 2011, 89 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Alapuram · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **90% Toilet within the home ****10%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **83% Tap water ****70%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **72% Use banking services ****52%** **51% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****55%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Alapuram? ■ Alapuram · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **69.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **943 Working population ****56.5%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 58.1% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 744 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,488 (55%) · **■** Household industry 45 (2%) · **■** Other work 381 (14%) · **■** Marginal 47 (2%) 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 Pappireddipatti - Tenkaraikottai5,142 people - Pattukonampatty5,025 people - Kettureddipatty4,808 people - Mottankurichi4,787 people - Kolimekkenur4,775 people - Parayapatti4,612 people - Bairanatham4,449 people - A. Pallipatti4,156 people [All 101 villages in Pappireddipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alapuram?636904 - How far is Alapuram from Dharmapuri?45 km by road - What is the population of Alapuram?4,784 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alapuram in?Dharmapuri district (Pappireddipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alapuram?67.7% (Census 2011)