# Kamakkapalayam Village, Attur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/kamakkapalayam/ Village · Attur, Salem # Kamakkapalayam Kamakkapalayam is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636112**. The 2011 Census counted **2,651 people in 749 households**, the 46th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 2,651people (2011) - 749households - 69.8%literacy - 636112PIN code ## Kamakkapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kamakkapalayam is 636112.** Kamakkapalayam falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636112 - Gram panchayatKamakkapalayam - Community development blockThalaivasal - Census village code634303 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kamakkapalayam from nearby towns? - Attur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Salem (district HQ)65 km by road - Veeraganur (nearest town)8 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 Kamakkapalayam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kamakkapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talaivasal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Deviakkurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alagapuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Kamakkapalayam known for? The main crops are **turmeric, tapioca and cotton**. Products made here include egg. About 53% of the 908 hectares of village land is sown, and 466 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 Kamakkapalayam Of every 100 households in Kamakkapalayam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kamakkapalayam · ■ Attur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **88% Toilet within the home ****23%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **79% Tap water ****60%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **68% Use banking services ****27%** **42% Television ****87%** **76% Mobile phone ****65%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **10% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kamakkapalayam? ■ Kamakkapalayam · ■ Attur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **884 Working population ****60.2%** **58.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 60.4% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 628 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 729 (46%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 137 (9%) · **■** Marginal 98 (6%) 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 - Talaivasal3,063 people - Umayalpuram2,989 people - Mammudi2,822 people - Kottavadi2,714 people - Pattuthurai2,571 people - Attavanai Kothambadi2,569 people - Chockkanathapuram2,456 people - Varagur2,377 people [All 101 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kamakkapalayam?636112 - How far is Kamakkapalayam from Salem?65 km by road - What is the population of Kamakkapalayam?2,651 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kamakkapalayam in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kamakkapalayam?69.8% (Census 2011)