# Kolimekkenur Village, Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri 

# Kolimekkenur

Kolimekkenur is a village in Pappireddipatti sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636905**. The 2011 Census counted **4,775 people in 1,246 households**, the 14th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 4,775people (2011)
- 1,246households
- 79.1%literacy
- 636905PIN code

## Kolimekkenur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolimekkenur is 636905.** Kolimekkenur falls in Pappireddipatti sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636905
- Gram panchayatVenkatesamudram
- Community development blockPappireddipatti
- Census village code643532

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kolimekkenur from nearby towns?

- Pappireddipatti (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmapuri (district HQ)46 km by road
- Pappireddipatti (nearest town)3 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 Kolimekkenur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kolimekkenur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pappireddipatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chinnamanjavadi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 11 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 Kolimekkenur known for?

The main crops are **coconut, sugarcane and turmeric**. About 37% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Kolimekkenur

Of every 100 households in Kolimekkenur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kolimekkenur · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**83%

Tap water ****75%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**72%

Use banking services ****62%**

**51%

Television ****89%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Kolimekkenur?

■ Kolimekkenur · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**943

Working population ****44.2%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 71.6% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 641 (30%) · **■** Household industry 52 (2%) · **■** Other work 923 (44%) · **■** Marginal 270 (13%)

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

- Pattukonampatty5,025 people
- Kettureddipatty4,808 people
- Mottankurichi4,787 people
- Alapuram4,784 people
- Parayapatti4,612 people
- Bairanatham4,449 people
- A. Pallipatti4,156 people
- Pethathampatti4,137 people

[All 101 villages in Pappireddipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolimekkenur?636905
- How far is Kolimekkenur from Dharmapuri?46 km by road
- What is the population of Kolimekkenur?4,775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolimekkenur in?Dharmapuri district (Pappireddipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kolimekkenur?79.1% (Census 2011)
