# Kalikavundanpalayam Village, Sankari, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/kalikavundanpalayam/ Village · Sankari, Salem # Kalikavundanpalayam Kalikavundanpalayam is a village in Sankari sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637103**. The 2011 Census counted **4,431 people in 1,189 households**, the 12th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 4,431people (2011) - 1,189households - 62.8%literacy - 637103PIN code ## Kalikavundanpalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalikavundanpalayam is 637103.** Kalikavundanpalayam falls in Sankari sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637103 - Gram panchayatKaligoundampalayam - Community development blockMac.Donal Choultry - Census village code633918 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalikavundanpalayam from nearby towns? - Sankari (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Salem (district HQ)26 km by road - Sankari (nearest town)13 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 Kalikavundanpalayam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kalikavundanpalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn 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 office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Kalikavundanpalayam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, maize and tapioca**. Products made here include handlooms. About 59% of the 980 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Kalikavundanpalayam Of every 100 households in Kalikavundanpalayam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalikavundanpalayam · ■ Sankari rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **87% Toilet within the home ****8%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **79% Tap water ****32%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **56% Use banking services ****37%** **38% Television ****49%** **78% Mobile phone ****60%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kalikavundanpalayam? ■ Kalikavundanpalayam · ■ Sankari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024** **893 Working population ****62.1%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 50.5% for women. 66% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 455 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,186 (43%) · **■** Household industry 559 (20%) · **■** Other work 506 (18%) · **■** Marginal 46 (2%) 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 - Gudalur5,448 people - Koneripatti5,233 people - Egapuram5,191 people - Kannanderi4,954 people - Koneripatti Ag.4,420 people - Agraharam Talaiyur3,950 people - Pullakkavundampatti Agraharam3,633 people - Kandarakulamanickam3,605 people [All 41 villages in Sankari](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalikavundanpalayam?637103 - How far is Kalikavundanpalayam from Salem?26 km by road - What is the population of Kalikavundanpalayam?4,431 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalikavundanpalayam in?Salem district (Sankari sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalikavundanpalayam?62.8% (Census 2011)