# Puduppalayam Village, Edappadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/edappadi/puduppalayam/ Village · Edappadi, Salem # Puduppalayam Puduppalayam is a village in Edappadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636306**. The 2011 Census counted **6,351 people in 1,522 households**, the 11th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%. - 6,351people (2011) - 1,522households - 52.7%literacy - 636306PIN code ## Puduppalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puduppalayam is 636306.** Puduppalayam falls in Edappadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636306 - Gram panchayatPudupalayam - Community development blockKonganapuram - Census village code633903 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puduppalayam from nearby towns? - Edappadi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Salem (district HQ)35 km by road - Konganapuram (nearest town)10 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 Puduppalayam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Puduppalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Samudram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Koranampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salem - ○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 market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Puduppalayam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, tapioca and corn**. About 69% of the 537 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Puduppalayam Of every 100 households in Puduppalayam in 2011, 83 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puduppalayam · ■ Edappadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **86% Toilet within the home ****2%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****97%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **72% Use banking services ****16%** **24% Television ****80%** **68% Mobile phone ****65%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****48%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **13% Own their home ****99%** **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 Puduppalayam? ■ Puduppalayam · ■ Edappadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%** **59.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873** **874 Working population ****59.4%** **58.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.2% for men and 39.5% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 358 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,065 (55%) · **■** Household industry 120 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,040 (28%) · **■** Marginal 188 (5%) 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 - Chettimankurichi8,740 people - Avaniperur8,724 people - Kurubapatti7,072 people - Pakkanadu6,842 people - Erumaipatti5,630 people - Samudram5,515 people - Tangayur5,245 people - Dadapuram5,097 people [All 20 villages in Edappadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/edappadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puduppalayam?636306 - How far is Puduppalayam from Salem?35 km by road - What is the population of Puduppalayam?6,351 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puduppalayam in?Salem district (Edappadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puduppalayam?52.7% (Census 2011)