Village · Edappadi, Salem
# Konasamudram

Konasamudram is a village in Edappadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 637102. The 2011 Census counted 4,095 people in 984 households, the 17th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.
- 4,095 people (2011)
- 984 households
- 56.3% literacy
- 637102 PIN code

## Konasamudram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Konasamudram is 637102. Konasamudram falls in Edappadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 637102
- Gram panchayat Konasamudram
- Community development block Konganapuram
- Census village code 633901

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Konasamudram from nearby towns?
- Edappadi (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Salem (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Konganapuram (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Konasamudram?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Konasamudram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Konganapuram
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Koranampatti
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Salem
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Konasamudram known for?

The main crops are sugarcane, cotton and ground nut. Products made here include jaggery and bricks. About 72% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Konasamudram

Of every 100 households in Konasamudram in 2011, 82 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Konasamudram · ■ Edappadi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 82% 86%
- Toilet within the home 3% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 90%
- Tap water 84% 82%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 23%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 72%
- Use banking services 25% 24%
- Television 87% 68%
- Mobile phone 69% 60%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 43% 41%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 4% 13%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Konasamudram?

■ Konasamudram · ■ Edappadi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.3% 59.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 860 899
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 946 874
- Working population 56.2% 58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 45.8% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 435 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 914 (40%) · ■ Household industry 105 (5%) · ■ Other work 765 (33%) · ■ Marginal 82 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Edappadi
- Samudram 5,515 people
- Tangayur 5,245 people
- Dadapuram 5,097 people
- Nedungulam 5,026 people
- Adaiyur 3,544 people
- Vembaneri 3,542 people
- Pakkanadu R.F. 1,065 people

All 20 villages in Edappadi

## Other places named Konasamudram
- Konasamudram · Village, Pallipattu, Thiruvallur · 4,833 people
- Konasamudram · Village, Badvel, Y.S.R. · 1,394 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Konasamudram? 637102
- How far is Konasamudram from Salem? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Konasamudram? 4,095 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Konasamudram in? Salem district (Edappadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Konasamudram? 56.3% (Census 2011)

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