# Belur Village, Gangavalli, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Gangavalli, Salem 

# Belur

Belur is a village in Gangavalli sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,644 people in 496 households**, the 18th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,644people (2011)
- 496households
- 64.6%literacy
- 636105PIN code

## Belur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Belur is 636105.** Belur falls in Gangavalli sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636105
- Gram panchayatBelur
- Community development blockGangavalli
- Census village code634351

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Belur from nearby towns?

- Gangavalli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)75 km by road
- Sentharapatti (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 Belur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Belur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Goodamalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sadasivapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naduvalur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Belur known for?

The main crops are **turmeric, tapioca and banana**. About 68% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 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 Belur

Of every 100 households in Belur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belur · ■ Gangavalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**82%

Tap water ****31%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**62%

Use banking services ****46%**

**36%

Television ****79%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Belur?

■ Belur · ■ Gangavalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**879

Working population ****65.1%**

**59.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 54.8% for women. 65% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 375 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 526 (49%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (5%) · **■** Marginal 110 (10%)

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 Gangavalli

- East Rajapalayam3,109 people
- Veppampoondi2,999 people
- Iluppanatham1,929 people
- Manmalai1,740 people
- Kavarpanai1,638 people
- Veppadi1,399 people
- Thittacheri1,374 people
- Pagudapadi1,367 people

[All 42 villages in Gangavalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Belur?636105
- How far is Belur from Salem?75 km by road
- What is the population of Belur?1,644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belur in?Salem district (Gangavalli sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Belur?64.6% (Census 2011)