# Ammapalayam Village, Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/ammapalayam/ Village · Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri # Ammapalayam Ammapalayam is a village in Pappireddipatti sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636903**. The 2011 Census counted **522 people in 134 households**, the 80th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%. - 522people (2011) - 134households - 62.9%literacy - 636903PIN code ## Ammapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ammapalayam is 636903.** Ammapalayam falls in Pappireddipatti sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636903 - Gram panchayatSitteri - Community development blockPappireddipatti - Census village code643552 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ammapalayam from nearby towns? - Pappireddipatti (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)130 km by road - Belur (nearest town)25 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 Ammapalayam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ammapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tambal - ○Degree college10+ km · Harur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 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 Ammapalayam known for? The main crops are **turmeric, sugarcane and tamarind**. About 39% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Ammapalayam Of every 100 households in Ammapalayam in 2011, 81 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ammapalayam · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **90% Toilet within the home ****1%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **83% Tap water ****79%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **72% Use banking services ****29%** **51% Television ****37%** **83% Mobile phone ****57%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **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 Ammapalayam? ■ Ammapalayam · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%** **69.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****610** **943 Working population ****65.1%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.8% for men and 53.1% for women. 64% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 120 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (8%) · **■** Marginal 64 (19%) 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 - Vellalapatti609 people - Sembiyanur600 people - Chinnamanjavadi559 people - Thinnahalli554 people - Annamalaipatty520 people - Allalapatty479 people - Andipatty412 people - Gopichettipalayam406 people [All 101 villages in Pappireddipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ammapalayam?636903 - How far is Ammapalayam from Dharmapuri?130 km by road - What is the population of Ammapalayam?522 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ammapalayam in?Dharmapuri district (Pappireddipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ammapalayam?62.9% (Census 2011)