# Pachamalai Village, Gangavalli, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/pachamalai/ Village · Gangavalli, Salem # Pachamalai Pachamalai is a village in Gangavalli sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636105**. The 2011 Census counted **4,712 people in 1,152 households**, the 8th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 4,712people (2011) - 1,152households - 54.0%literacy - 636105PIN code ## Pachamalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pachamalai is 636105.** Pachamalai falls in Gangavalli sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636105 - Gram panchayatPachamalai - Community development blockGangavalli - Census village code634352 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pachamalai from nearby towns? - Gangavalli (sub-district HQ)76 km by road - Salem (district HQ)115 km by road - Uppiliapuram (nearest town)36 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 Pachamalai? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Pachamalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 12 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thenpuranadu - ○Degree college10+ km · Naduvalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thuraiyur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Pachamalai known for? The main crops are **paddy, tapioca and turmeric**. About 49% of the 1,841 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Pachamalai Of every 100 households in Pachamalai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pachamalai · ■ Gangavalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **90% Toilet within the home ****1%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **82% Tap water ****70%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **62% Use banking services ****19%** **36% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****45%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 Pachamalai? ■ Pachamalai · ■ Gangavalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%** **69.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790** **879 Working population ****66.9%** **59.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.6% for men and 47.3% for women. 66% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2,285 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 739 (23%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (3%) · **■** Marginal 39 (1%) 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 - Goodamalai6,989 people - Kondayampalli6,535 people - Kadambur6,504 people - Anaiyampatty5,801 people - Krishnapuram3,655 people - Puliamkurichi3,643 people - Othiyathur3,465 people - Laddivadi3,315 people [All 42 villages in Gangavalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pachamalai?636105 - How far is Pachamalai from Salem?115 km by road - What is the population of Pachamalai?4,712 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pachamalai in?Salem district (Gangavalli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pachamalai?54.0% (Census 2011)