# East Rajapalayam Village, Gangavalli, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/east-rajapalayam/ Village · Gangavalli, Salem # East Rajapalayam East Rajapalayam is a village in Gangavalli sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636116**. The 2011 Census counted **3,109 people in 801 households**, the 14th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 3,109people (2011) - 801households - 68.6%literacy - 636116PIN code ## East Rajapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of East Rajapalayam is 636116.** East Rajapalayam falls in Gangavalli sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636116 - Gram panchayatEast Rajapalayam - Community development blockThalaivasal - Census village code634357 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is East Rajapalayam from nearby towns? - Gangavalli (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Salem (district HQ)85 km by road - Veeraganur (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 East Rajapalayam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside East Rajapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veeraganur - ○Degree college10+ km · Deviakkurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naduvalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 East Rajapalayam known for? The main crops are **cotton, maize and sugarcane**. Products made here include rice. About 75% of the 867 hectares of village land is sown, and 580 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 East Rajapalayam Of every 100 households in East Rajapalayam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ East Rajapalayam · ■ Gangavalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****9%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **82% Tap water ****77%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **62% Use banking services ****62%** **36% Television ****93%** **85% Mobile phone ****65%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 East Rajapalayam? ■ East Rajapalayam · ■ Gangavalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **69.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821** **879 Working population ****56.6%** **59.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 58.8% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 673 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 862 (49%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (7%) · **■** Marginal 84 (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 Gangavalli - Puliamkurichi3,643 people - Othiyathur3,465 people - Laddivadi3,315 people - Vellaiyur3,139 people - Veppampoondi2,999 people - Iluppanatham1,929 people - Manmalai1,740 people - Belur1,644 people [All 42 villages in Gangavalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of East Rajapalayam?636116 - How far is East Rajapalayam from Salem?85 km by road - What is the population of East Rajapalayam?3,109 (Census 2011) - Which district is East Rajapalayam in?Salem district (Gangavalli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of East Rajapalayam?68.6% (Census 2011)