# Pakkanadu Village, Edappadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/edappadi/pakkanadu/ Village · Edappadi, Salem # Pakkanadu Pakkanadu is a village in Edappadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636501**. The 2011 Census counted **6,842 people in 1,870 households**, the 10th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%. - 6,842people (2011) - 1,870households - 53.4%literacy - 636501PIN code ## Pakkanadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pakkanadu is 636501.** Pakkanadu falls in Edappadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636501 - Gram panchayatPakkanadu - Community development blockIdappady - Census village code633894 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pakkanadu from nearby towns? - Edappadi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Salem (district HQ)55 km by road - Jalakandapuram (nearest town)7 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 Pakkanadu? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pakkanadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalakandapuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Doramangalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mettur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 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 Pakkanadu known for? The main crops are **coconut, ground nut and corn**. Products made here include jaggery. About 31% of the 3,122 hectares of village land is sown, and 345 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 Pakkanadu Of every 100 households in Pakkanadu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pakkanadu · ■ Edappadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **86% Toilet within the home ****3%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **90% Tap water ****57%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **72% Use banking services ****18%** **24% Television ****54%** **68% Mobile phone ****56%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****39%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **13% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Pakkanadu? ■ Pakkanadu · ■ Edappadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%** **59.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **874 Working population ****60.3%** **58.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.5% for men and 43.4% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 630 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,910 (46%) · **■** Household industry 113 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,144 (28%) · **■** Marginal 329 (8%) 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 Edappadi - Koranampatti9,385 people - Chettimankurichi8,740 people - Avaniperur8,724 people - Kurubapatti7,072 people - Puduppalayam6,351 people - Erumaipatti5,630 people - Samudram5,515 people - Tangayur5,245 people [All 20 villages in Edappadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/edappadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pakkanadu?636501 - How far is Pakkanadu from Salem?55 km by road - What is the population of Pakkanadu?6,842 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakkanadu in?Salem district (Edappadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pakkanadu?53.4% (Census 2011)