# Vaikuntam Village, Sankari, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/vaikuntam/ Village · Sankari, Salem # Vaikuntam Vaikuntam is a village in Sankari sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637503**. The 2011 Census counted **7,654 people in 2,114 households**, the 4th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 7,654people (2011) - 2,114households - 64.9%literacy - 637503PIN code ## Vaikuntam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vaikuntam is 637503.** Vaikuntam falls in Sankari sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637503 - Gram panchayatVaikuntham - Community development blockMac.Donal Choultry - Census village code633922 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vaikuntam from nearby towns? - Sankari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Salem (district HQ)25 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 Vaikuntam? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Vaikuntam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sankari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankari - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Vaikuntam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, mango and tapioca**. Products made here include rope. About 72% of the 1,521 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Vaikuntam Of every 100 households in Vaikuntam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Vaikuntam · ■ Sankari rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **87% Toilet within the home ****14%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **79% Tap water ****53%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **56% Use banking services ****52%** **38% Television ****61%** **78% Mobile phone ****72%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****42%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****93%** **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 Vaikuntam? ■ Vaikuntam · ■ Sankari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802** **893 Working population ****56.0%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 54.5% for women. 62% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 549 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,730 (40%) · **■** Household industry 286 (7%) · **■** Other work 1,194 (28%) · **■** Marginal 531 (12%) 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 - Morur9,568 people - Katteri9,379 people - Devanakavandanur8,925 people - Chinnakavundanur6,819 people - Pudur6,540 people - Kaveripatti5,842 people - Gudalur5,448 people [All 41 villages in Sankari](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vaikuntam?637503 - How far is Vaikuntam from Salem?25 km by road - What is the population of Vaikuntam?7,654 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vaikuntam in?Salem district (Sankari sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vaikuntam?64.9% (Census 2011)