# Amaram Village, Mettur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/amaram/ Village · Mettur, Salem # Amaram Amaram is a village in Mettur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636451**. The 2011 Census counted **2,164 people in 611 households**, the 31st largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 2,164people (2011) - 611households - 68.6%literacy - 636451PIN code ## Amaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amaram is 636451.** Amaram falls in Mettur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636451 - Gram panchayatAmaram - Community development blockMecheri - Census village code633764 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amaram from nearby towns? - Mettur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Salem (district HQ)35 km by road - Mecheri (nearest town)3 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 Amaram? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Amaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●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 · Mecheri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Periyasattappadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mecheri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 16 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 Amaram known for? The main crops are **bajra, tomato and banana**. About 62% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Amaram Of every 100 households in Amaram in 2011, 89 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Amaram · ■ Mettur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **87% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****93%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **72% Use banking services ****15%** **25% Television ****80%** **64% Mobile phone ****64%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **16% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Amaram? ■ Amaram · ■ Mettur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819** **884 Working population ****48.1%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 57.8% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 459 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (17%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 265 (25%) · **■** Marginal 125 (12%) 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 Mettur - Veerakkal3,418 people - Karikkapatti3,125 people - Palamalai2,895 people - Chinnasoragai2,679 people - Sampalli2,134 people - Periyasattappadi2,009 people - Manathal Nallakavundampatti1,782 people - Koppampatti1,614 people [All 44 villages in Mettur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amaram?636451 - How far is Amaram from Salem?35 km by road - What is the population of Amaram?2,164 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amaram in?Salem district (Mettur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Amaram?68.6% (Census 2011)