# Ammampalayam Village, Attur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/ammampalayam/ Village · Attur, Salem # Ammampalayam Ammampalayam is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636141**. The 2011 Census counted **6,694 people in 1,781 households**, the 8th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 6,694people (2011) - 1,781households - 74.1%literacy - 636141PIN code ## Ammampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ammampalayam is 636141.** Ammampalayam falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636141 - Gram panchayatAmmampalayam - Community development blockAttur - Census village code634267 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ammampalayam from nearby towns? - Attur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Salem (district HQ)60 km by road - Attur (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 Ammampalayam? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Ammampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Deviakkurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alagapuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Ammampalayam known for? The main crops are **tapioca, turmeric and sugarcane**. About 68% of the 1,037 hectares of village land is sown, and 615 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 Ammampalayam Of every 100 households in Ammampalayam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ammampalayam · ■ Attur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **88% Toilet within the home ****25%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **79% Tap water ****79%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **68% Use banking services ****45%** **42% Television ****66%** **76% Mobile phone ****67%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **10% Own their home ****86%** **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 Ammampalayam? ■ Ammampalayam · ■ Attur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **884 Working population ****58.1%** **58.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 64.0% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,068 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,935 (50%) · **■** Household industry 63 (2%) · **■** Other work 708 (18%) · **■** Marginal 117 (3%) 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 - Siruvachur10,066 people - Ramanayakkampalayam9,515 people - Paithur8,303 people - Deviakkurichi7,457 people - Kalpaganur5,950 people - Arasanatham5,942 people - Sekkadipatti5,917 people - ChinnakalrayanHillsTherkkunadu5,898 people [All 101 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ammampalayam?636141 - How far is Ammampalayam from Salem?60 km by road - What is the population of Ammampalayam?6,694 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ammampalayam in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ammampalayam?74.1% (Census 2011)