# Avarangampalayam Village, Sankari, Salem (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankari, Salem 

# Avarangampalayam

Avarangampalayam is a village in Sankari sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637301**. The 2011 Census counted **512 people in 144 households**, the 34th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 512people (2011)
- 144households
- 85.7%literacy
- 637301PIN code

## Avarangampalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Avarangampalayam is 637301.** Avarangampalayam falls in Sankari sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code637301
- Gram panchayatKottavarudampatti
- Community development blockSankari
- Census village code633940

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

## How far is Avarangampalayam from nearby towns?

- Sankari (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sankari (nearest town)5 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 Avarangampalayam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Avarangampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sankari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sankari
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Avarangampalayam known for?

The main crops are **bengal gram, tapioca and maize**. About 65% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Avarangampalayam

Of every 100 households in Avarangampalayam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Avarangampalayam · ■ Sankari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**79%

Tap water ****86%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**56%

Use banking services ****23%**

**38%

Television ****80%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****74%**

**90%

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 Avarangampalayam?

■ Avarangampalayam · ■ Sankari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1550**

**893

Working population ****38.9%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 77.4% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 107 (54%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 Sankari

- Sellappampatti1,255 people
- Valayasettipalayam926 people
- Gedikaval735 people
- Uthupalayam578 people
- Vettukkadupatti303 people
- Sungudivaradampatti267 people
- Veppampatti251 people
- Puchampatti210 people

[All 41 villages in Sankari](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Avarangampalayam?637301
- How far is Avarangampalayam from Salem?30 km by road
- What is the population of Avarangampalayam?512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Avarangampalayam in?Salem district (Sankari sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Avarangampalayam?85.7% (Census 2011)