# Banapuram Village, Mettur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/banapuram/ Village · Mettur, Salem # Banapuram Banapuram is a village in Mettur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636453**. The 2011 Census counted **3,856 people in 1,031 households**, the 24th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 3,856people (2011) - 1,031households - 67.4%literacy - 636453PIN code ## Banapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banapuram is 636453.** Banapuram falls in Mettur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636453 - Gram panchayatBanapuram - Community development blockMecheri - Census village code633780 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banapuram from nearby towns? - Mettur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Salem (district HQ)45 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 Banapuram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Banapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Mecheri - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Periyasattappadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Banapuram known for? The main crops are **tomato and coconut**. About 64% of the 570 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Banapuram Of every 100 households in Banapuram in 2011, 83 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Banapuram · ■ Mettur rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **87% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****85%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **72% Use banking services ****22%** **25% Television ****82%** **64% Mobile phone ****69%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **16% Own their home ****98%** **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 Banapuram? ■ Banapuram · ■ Mettur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **884 Working population ****53.3%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 55.1% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 201 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (18%) · **■** Household industry 365 (18%) · **■** Other work 997 (48%) · **■** Marginal 119 (6%) 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 - Kannamoochi5,091 people - Thethigiripatti4,991 people - Bukkampatti4,140 people - Koonandiyur4,099 people - Singiripatti3,834 people - Moolakkadu3,716 people - Veerakkal3,418 people - Karikkapatti3,125 people [All 44 villages in Mettur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banapuram?636453 - How far is Banapuram from Salem?45 km by road - What is the population of Banapuram?3,856 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banapuram in?Salem district (Mettur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Banapuram?67.4% (Census 2011)