# Darapuram Village, Omalur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/omalur/darapuram/

Village · Omalur, Salem 

# Darapuram

Darapuram is a village in Omalur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636309**. The 2011 Census counted **5,539 people in 1,435 households**, the 30th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 5,539people (2011)
- 1,435households
- 66.4%literacy
- 636309PIN code

## Darapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darapuram is 636309.** Darapuram falls in Omalur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636309
- Gram panchayatDharapuram
- Community development blockKadayampatti
- Census village code633822

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Darapuram from nearby towns?

- Omalur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)16 km by road
- Omalur (nearest town)8 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 Darapuram?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Darapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kottagoundampatty
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Omalur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Darapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and red gram**. Products made here include bricks. About 50% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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 Darapuram

Of every 100 households in Darapuram in 2011, 85 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Darapuram · ■ Omalur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**82%

Tap water ****88%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**59%

Use banking services ****31%**

**29%

Television ****79%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Darapuram?

■ Darapuram · ■ Omalur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**907

Working population ****49.6%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 55.7% for women. 60% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 521 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (12%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,338 (49%) · **■** Marginal 536 (19%)

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 Omalur

- Pottipuram6,070 people
- Kodunaickenpatty pudur5,929 people
- Deevattipatti5,821 people
- Naduppatti5,652 people
- Kadayampatti5,292 people
- Kottamettupatti5,042 people
- Veppilai5,031 people
- Tholasampatti4,858 people

[All 90 villages in Omalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/omalur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darapuram?636309
- How far is Darapuram from Salem?16 km by road
- What is the population of Darapuram?5,539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darapuram in?Salem district (Omalur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Darapuram?66.4% (Census 2011)