# Akkichettipalayam Village, Attur, Salem (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Attur, Salem 

# Akkichettipalayam

Akkichettipalayam is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636108**. The 2011 Census counted **823 people in 245 households**, the 86th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 823people (2011)
- 245households
- 80.1%literacy
- 636108PIN code

## Akkichettipalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akkichettipalayam is 636108.** Akkichettipalayam falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636108
- Gram panchayatAkkichettipalayam
- Community development blockAttur
- Census village code634270

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

## How far is Akkichettipalayam from nearby towns?

- Attur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)45 km by road
- Narasingapuram (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 Akkichettipalayam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Akkichettipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Attur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Appamasamudram
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Alagapuram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 14 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 Akkichettipalayam known for?

The main crops are **tapioca, maize and cotton**. About 70% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Akkichettipalayam

Of every 100 households in Akkichettipalayam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Akkichettipalayam · ■ Attur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**79%

Tap water ****58%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**68%

Use banking services ****47%**

**42%

Television ****84%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**10%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

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 Akkichettipalayam?

■ Akkichettipalayam · ■ Attur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**884

Working population ****61.1%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 69.7% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 148 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (12%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 165 (33%) · **■** Marginal 125 (25%)

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 Attur

- Thennampillaiyur1,157 people
- Ettapur Karadipatti1,136 people
- Muthakavandanur1,071 people
- Tumbal Extension RF837 people
- Mannur709 people
- Olaipadi666 people
- Jarikothambadi542 people
- Muttal460 people

[All 101 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akkichettipalayam?636108
- How far is Akkichettipalayam from Salem?45 km by road
- What is the population of Akkichettipalayam?823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akkichettipalayam in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Akkichettipalayam?80.1% (Census 2011)