# Chenrayapalayam Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/chenrayapalayam/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Chenrayapalayam Chenrayapalayam is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,439 people in 406 households**, the 33rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,439people (2011) - 406households - 77.7%literacy - 636111PIN code ## Chenrayapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chenrayapalayam is 636111.** Chenrayapalayam falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636111 - Gram panchayatKattuveppilaipatti - Community development blockValapady - Census village code634200 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chenrayapalayam from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Salem (district HQ)26 km by road - Vazhapadi (nearest town)7 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 Chenrayapalayam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chenrayapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Vellalakundam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vazhapadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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)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 Chenrayapalayam known for? The main crops are **turmeric, tapioca and paddy**. About 73% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Chenrayapalayam Of every 100 households in Chenrayapalayam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chenrayapalayam · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****14%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **79% Tap water ****29%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **64% Use banking services ****18%** **31% Television ****76%** **79% Mobile phone ****60%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **10% Own their home ****90%** **92% 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 Chenrayapalayam? ■ Chenrayapalayam · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847** **932 Working population ****58.5%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 69.7% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 238 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 353 (42%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 232 (28%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%) 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 Vazhapadi - Ponnarampatti2,092 people - Velampatti1,995 people - Eripudur1,806 people - Palapatti1,547 people - Aladipatti1,296 people - Tekkalpatti1,280 people - Kavurkkalpatti1,279 people - Puludikkuttai1,175 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chenrayapalayam?636111 - How far is Chenrayapalayam from Salem?26 km by road - What is the population of Chenrayapalayam?1,439 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chenrayapalayam in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chenrayapalayam?77.7% (Census 2011)