# Kaveripuram Village, Mettur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/kaveripuram/ Village · Mettur, Salem # Kaveripuram Kaveripuram is a village in Mettur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636303**. The 2011 Census counted **21,306 people in 5,957 households**, the 1st largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 21,306people (2011) - 5,957households - 57.5%literacy - 636303PIN code ## Kaveripuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kaveripuram is 636303.** Kaveripuram falls in Mettur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636303 - Gram panchayatKaveripuram , Karungallur - Community development blockKolathur - Census village code633754 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kaveripuram from nearby towns? - Mettur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Salem (district HQ)76 km by road - Kolathur (nearest town)9 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 Kaveripuram? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Kaveripuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 15 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 8 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mettur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mettur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 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 Kaveripuram known for? The main crops are **maize, turmeric and chilli**. About 25% of the 5,332 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,300 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 Kaveripuram Of every 100 households in Kaveripuram in 2011, 84 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kaveripuram · ■ Mettur rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **87% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****47%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **72% Use banking services ****17%** **25% Television ****39%** **64% Mobile phone ****50%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **16% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kaveripuram? ■ Kaveripuram · ■ Mettur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **884 Working population ****58.3%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.6% for men and 45.7% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2,067 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 6,495 (52%) · **■** Household industry 172 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,800 (23%) · **■** Marginal 890 (7%) 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 - Gonur18,766 people - Soorappalli15,660 people - Periyasoragai10,566 people - Olaipatti10,083 people [All 44 villages in Mettur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kaveripuram?636303 - How far is Kaveripuram from Salem?76 km by road - What is the population of Kaveripuram?21,306 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaveripuram in?Salem district (Mettur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kaveripuram?57.5% (Census 2011)