# Desavilakku Village, Omalur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/omalur/desavilakku/ Village · Omalur, Salem # Desavilakku Desavilakku is a village in Omalur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636306**. The 2011 Census counted **19,188 people in 4,384 households**, the 1st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 19,188people (2011) - 4,384households - 54.3%literacy - 636306PIN code ## Desavilakku PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Desavilakku is 636306.** Desavilakku falls in Omalur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636306 - Gram panchayatThuttampatti, Desavilakk - Community development blockTharamangalam - Census village code633870 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Desavilakku from nearby towns? - Omalur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Salem (district HQ)30 km by road - Tharamangalam (nearest town)7 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 Desavilakku? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Desavilakku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 3 · 8 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 8 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 8 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 3 · 8 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pappambadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kottagoundampatty - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Omalur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Desavilakku known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and maize**. Products made here include bricks. About 51% of the 1,948 hectares of village land is sown, and 251 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 Desavilakku Of every 100 households in Desavilakku in 2011, 83 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Desavilakku · ■ Omalur rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **88% Toilet within the home ****5%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **82% Tap water ****68%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **59% Use banking services ****23%** **29% Television ****75%** **77% Mobile phone ****62%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****48%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **10% 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 Desavilakku? ■ Desavilakku · ■ Omalur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828** **907 Working population ****51.6%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.8% for men and 44.6% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,837 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,346 (24%) · **■** Household industry 901 (9%) · **■** Other work 4,329 (44%) · **■** Marginal 493 (5%) 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 - Kanjanayakanpatti15,611 people - Muthunaickenpatti13,192 people - Tumbipadi12,515 people - Kamalapuram11,364 people [All 90 villages in Omalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/omalur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Desavilakku?636306 - How far is Desavilakku from Salem?30 km by road - What is the population of Desavilakku?19,188 (Census 2011) - Which district is Desavilakku in?Salem district (Omalur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Desavilakku?54.3% (Census 2011)