# Akkaraipalaiyam Village, Salem, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/salem/akkaraipalaiyam/ Village · Salem, Salem # Akkaraipalaiyam Akkaraipalaiyam is a village in Salem sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636308**. The 2011 Census counted **1,972 people in 576 households**, the 42nd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%. - 1,972people (2011) - 576households - 60.3%literacy - 636308PIN code ## Akkaraipalaiyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akkaraipalaiyam is 636308.** Akkaraipalaiyam falls in Salem sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636308 - Gram panchayatAkkaraipalayam - Community development blockVeerapandi - Census village code634020 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akkaraipalaiyam from nearby towns? - Salem (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Salem (district HQ)17 km by road - Mallur (nearest town)10 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 Akkaraipalaiyam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Akkaraipalaiyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Veerapandi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chinnasiragapadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bairoji - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Akkaraipalaiyam known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and cotton**. About 67% of the 345 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Akkaraipalaiyam Of every 100 households in Akkaraipalaiyam in 2011, 82 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Akkaraipalaiyam · ■ Salem rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **90% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **68% Tap water ****99%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **41% Use banking services ****34%** **34% Television ****76%** **82% Mobile phone ****59%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****41%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **89% 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 Akkaraipalaiyam? ■ Akkaraipalaiyam · ■ Salem rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%** **67.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **925 Working population ****54.3%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 48.8% for women. 64% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 208 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (34%) · **■** Household industry 170 (16%) · **■** Other work 311 (29%) · **■** Marginal 16 (1%) 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 Salem - Ammapalayam2,230 people - Periyaseeragapadi2,212 people - Valakuttapatti2,193 people - Tadanur2,169 people - Thumbalpatti1,965 people - Nallarayampatti1,960 people - Rakkipatti1,955 people - Senaipalayam1,948 people [All 95 villages in Salem](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/salem/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akkaraipalaiyam?636308 - How far is Akkaraipalaiyam from Salem?17 km by road - What is the population of Akkaraipalaiyam?1,972 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akkaraipalaiyam in?Salem district (Salem sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Akkaraipalaiyam?60.3% (Census 2011)