# Rangappanaickenpalayam Village, Attur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/rangappanaickenpalayam/ Village · Attur, Salem # Rangappanaickenpalayam Rangappanaickenpalayam is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,216 people in 354 households**, the 78th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,216people (2011) - 354households - 83.6%literacy - 636107PIN code ## Rangappanaickenpalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rangappanaickenpalayam is 636107.** Rangappanaickenpalayam falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636107 - Gram panchayatGopalapuram - Community development blockPethanaickenpalayam - Census village code634282 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rangappanaickenpalayam from nearby towns? - Attur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Salem (district HQ)40 km by road - Pethanaickenpalayam (nearest town)12 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 Rangappanaickenpalayam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Rangappanaickenpalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malliakkarai - ○Degree college10+ km · Attavanai Kothambadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vazhapadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Rangappanaickenpalayam known for? The main crops are **tapioca, turmeric and corn**. About 63% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Rangappanaickenpalayam Of every 100 households in Rangappanaickenpalayam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rangappanaickenpalayam · ■ Attur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **88% Toilet within the home ****34%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **79% Tap water ****77%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **68% Use banking services ****51%** **42% Television ****61%** **76% Mobile phone ****62%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **10% Own their home ****89%** **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 Rangappanaickenpalayam? ■ Rangappanaickenpalayam · ■ Attur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795** **884 Working population ****58.7%** **58.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 76.5% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 283 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (19%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 259 (36%) · **■** Marginal 25 (4%) 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 - Gopalapuram1,401 people - Pallipalayam1,314 people - Arathi Agraharam1,265 people - Kalyanagiri1,251 people - Vadakuttampatti1,210 people - Alagapuram1,191 people - Chinnaksrishnapuram1,187 people - Thennampillaiyur1,157 people [All 101 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rangappanaickenpalayam?636107 - How far is Rangappanaickenpalayam from Salem?40 km by road - What is the population of Rangappanaickenpalayam?1,216 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rangappanaickenpalayam in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Rangappanaickenpalayam?83.6% (Census 2011)