# Virachchipalayam Village, Sankari, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/virachchipalayam/ Village · Sankari, Salem # Virachchipalayam Virachchipalayam is a village in Sankari sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637303**. The 2011 Census counted **1,272 people in 352 households**, the 29th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 1,272people (2011) - 352households - 67.3%literacy - 637303PIN code ## Virachchipalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Virachchipalayam is 637303.** Virachchipalayam falls in Sankari sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637303 - Gram panchayatVirachipalayam - Community development blockSankari - Census village code633947 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Virachchipalayam from nearby towns? - Sankari (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Salem (district HQ)46 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 Virachchipalayam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Virachchipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pallakkapalayam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Virachchipalayam known for? The main crops are **maize, bengal gram and whole green gram**. About 72% of the 641 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Virachchipalayam Of every 100 households in Virachchipalayam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Virachchipalayam · ■ Sankari rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **87% Toilet within the home ****66%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **79% Tap water ****96%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%** **56% Use banking services ****54%** **38% Television ****90%** **78% Mobile phone ****57%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****58%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **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 Virachchipalayam? ■ Virachchipalayam · ■ Sankari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **893 Working population ****57.4%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 59.3% for women. 67% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 143 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 386 (53%) · **■** Marginal 159 (22%) 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 - Annadanapatti2,084 people - Irugalur Pudupalayam1,484 people - Olakkachinnanur1,391 people - Irugalur1,365 people - Sellappampatti1,255 people - Valayasettipalayam926 people - Gedikaval735 people - Uthupalayam578 people [All 41 villages in Sankari](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Virachchipalayam?637303 - How far is Virachchipalayam from Salem?46 km by road - What is the population of Virachchipalayam?1,272 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virachchipalayam in?Salem district (Sankari sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Virachchipalayam?67.3% (Census 2011)