# Valayasettipalayam Village, Sankari, Salem (Tamil Nadu)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/valayasettipalayam/

Village · Sankari, Salem 

# Valayasettipalayam

Valayasettipalayam is a village in Sankari sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637301**. The 2011 Census counted **926 people in 274 households**, the 31st largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 926people (2011)
- 274households
- 62.6%literacy
- 637301PIN code

## Valayasettipalayam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code637301
- Gram panchayatKottavarudampatti
- Community development blockSankari
- Census village code633939

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

## How far is Valayasettipalayam from nearby towns?

- Sankari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)36 km by road
- Sankari (nearest town)6 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 Valayasettipalayam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Valayasettipalayam; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Sankari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sankari
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Valayasettipalayam known for?

The main crops are **coconut, tapioca and ground nut**. Products made here include cloth. About 53% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Valayasettipalayam

Of every 100 households in Valayasettipalayam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Valayasettipalayam · ■ Sankari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**79%

Tap water ****100%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**56%

Use banking services ****12%**

**38%

Television ****85%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**45%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Valayasettipalayam?

■ Valayasettipalayam · ■ Sankari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**893

Working population ****40.1%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 53.3% for women. 52% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (13%) · **■** Other work 206 (56%) · **■** Marginal 114 (31%)

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

- Olakkachinnanur1,391 people
- Irugalur1,365 people
- Virachchipalayam1,272 people
- Sellappampatti1,255 people
- Gedikaval735 people
- Uthupalayam578 people
- Avarangampalayam512 people
- Vettukkadupatti303 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Valayasettipalayam?637301
- How far is Valayasettipalayam from Salem?36 km by road
- What is the population of Valayasettipalayam?926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valayasettipalayam in?Salem district (Sankari sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Valayasettipalayam?62.6% (Census 2011)