# Gedikaval Village, Sankari, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Sankari, Salem 

# Gedikaval

Gedikaval is a village in Sankari sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637103**. The 2011 Census counted **735 people in 205 households**, the 32nd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 735people (2011)
- 205households
- 56.0%literacy
- 637103PIN code

## Gedikaval PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gedikaval is 637103.** Gedikaval falls in Sankari sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code637103
- Gram panchayatVaikuntham
- Community development blockMac.Donal Choultry
- Census village code633931

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

## How far is Gedikaval from nearby towns?

- Sankari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sankari (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 Gedikaval?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gedikaval; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Eranapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sankari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Gedikaval known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and tapioca**. Products made here include handlooms. About 66% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Gedikaval

Of every 100 households in Gedikaval in 2011, 76 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gedikaval · ■ Sankari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**79%

Tap water ****79%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**56%

Use banking services ****80%**

**38%

Television ****36%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gedikaval?

■ Gedikaval · ■ Sankari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**893

Working population ****68.7%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 46.2% for women. 69% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 90 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (38%) · **■** Other work 60 (12%) · **■** Marginal 161 (32%)

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

- Irugalur1,365 people
- Virachchipalayam1,272 people
- Sellappampatti1,255 people
- Valayasettipalayam926 people
- Uthupalayam578 people
- Avarangampalayam512 people
- Vettukkadupatti303 people
- Sungudivaradampatti267 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gedikaval?637103
- How far is Gedikaval from Salem?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gedikaval?735 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gedikaval in?Salem district (Sankari sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Gedikaval?56.0% (Census 2011)