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

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Village · Sankari, Salem 

# Uthupalayam

Uthupalayam is a village in Sankari sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637103**. The 2011 Census counted **578 people in 151 households**, the 33rd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 578people (2011)
- 151households
- 62.4%literacy
- 637103PIN code

## Uthupalayam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code637103
- Gram panchayatSungudivarudampatti
- Community development blockSankari
- Census village code633934

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

## How far is Uthupalayam from nearby towns?

- Sankari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)33 km by road
- Sankari (nearest town)12 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 Uthupalayam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Uthupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Irugalur Pudupalayam
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Viakuntam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalipatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Uthupalayam known for?

The main crops are **coconut, ground nut and tapioca**. About 49% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Uthupalayam

Of every 100 households in Uthupalayam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Uthupalayam · ■ Sankari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**79%

Tap water ****44%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**56%

Use banking services ****38%**

**38%

Television ****75%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****65%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Uthupalayam?

■ Uthupalayam · ■ Sankari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**893

Working population ****63.8%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 53.4% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 152 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (29%) · **■** Marginal 23 (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

- Virachchipalayam1,272 people
- Sellappampatti1,255 people
- Valayasettipalayam926 people
- Gedikaval735 people
- Avarangampalayam512 people
- Vettukkadupatti303 people
- Sungudivaradampatti267 people
- Veppampatti251 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Uthupalayam?637103
- How far is Uthupalayam from Salem?33 km by road
- What is the population of Uthupalayam?578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uthupalayam in?Salem district (Sankari sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Uthupalayam?62.4% (Census 2011)