# Valasakkalpatti Village, Gangavalli, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/valasakkalpatti/ Village · Gangavalli, Salem # Valasakkalpatti Valasakkalpatti is a village in Gangavalli sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636105**. The 2011 Census counted **388 people in 119 households**, the 28th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 388people (2011) - 119households - 73.9%literacy - 636105PIN code ## Valasakkalpatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valasakkalpatti is 636105.** Valasakkalpatti falls in Gangavalli sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636105 - Gram panchayatKrishnapuram.74 - Community development blockGangavalli - Census village code634349 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valasakkalpatti from nearby towns? - Gangavalli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Salem (district HQ)70 km by road - Gangavalli (nearest town)5 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 Valasakkalpatti? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Valasakkalpatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gangavalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Sadasivapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Naduvalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Valasakkalpatti known for? The main crops are **turmeric, tapioca and betel nut**. About 85% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Valasakkalpatti Of every 100 households in Valasakkalpatti in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Valasakkalpatti · ■ Gangavalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****10%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **82% Tap water ****74%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **62% Use banking services ****15%** **36% Television ****92%** **85% Mobile phone ****72%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****47%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **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 Valasakkalpatti? ■ Valasakkalpatti · ■ Gangavalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **69.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600** **879 Working population ****74.7%** **59.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 65.8% for women. 72% of men and 78% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 181 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) 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 - Sengadu974 people - Valacombai919 people - Mudakkupatty568 people - Veppanthattai392 people - Veppadi R.F.319 people - Pinnanur268 people - Nattar Agraharam238 people - Pillaiyarmathi168 people [All 42 villages in Gangavalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valasakkalpatti?636105 - How far is Valasakkalpatti from Salem?70 km by road - What is the population of Valasakkalpatti?388 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valasakkalpatti in?Salem district (Gangavalli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valasakkalpatti?73.9% (Census 2011)