# Appipalayam Village, Oddanchatram, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/appipalayam/ Village · Oddanchatram, Dindigul # Appipalayam Appipalayam is a village in Oddanchatram sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624616**. The 2011 Census counted **604 people in 188 households**, the 56th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 604people (2011) - 188households - 66.5%literacy - 624616PIN code ## Appipalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Appipalayam is 624616.** Appipalayam falls in Oddanchatram sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624616 - Gram panchayatAppipalayam - Community development blockThoppampatti - Census village code635191 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Appipalayam from nearby towns? - Oddanchatram (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)55 km by road - Dharapuram (nearest town)21 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 Appipalayam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Appipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kallimandayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Oddanchatram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ 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)7 h summer · 7 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 Appipalayam known for? The main crops are **maize, great millet and ground nut**. About 72% of the 667 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Appipalayam Of every 100 households in Appipalayam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Appipalayam · ■ Oddanchatram rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **89% Toilet within the home ****25%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **72% Tap water ****84%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **49% Use banking services ****95%** **51% Television ****90%** **84% Mobile phone ****47%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **88% 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 Appipalayam? ■ Appipalayam · ■ Oddanchatram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **913 Working population ****70.4%** **63.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 53.7% for women. 72% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 242 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (33%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Oddanchatram - Appanuthu952 people - Pottikampatti942 people - Kallupatti769 people - Navakani727 people [All 56 villages in Oddanchatram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Appipalayam?624616 - How far is Appipalayam from Dindigul?55 km by road - What is the population of Appipalayam?604 (Census 2011) - Which district is Appipalayam in?Dindigul district (Oddanchatram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Appipalayam?66.5% (Census 2011)