# Kankatti Ala Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/kankatti-ala/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Kankatti Ala Kankatti Ala is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636104**. The 2011 Census counted **639 people in 144 households**, the 47th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 639people (2011) - 144households - 64.6%literacy - 636104PIN code ## Kankatti Ala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kankatti Ala is 636104.** Kankatti Ala falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636104 - Gram panchayatPulidikuttai - Community development blockValapady - Census village code634161 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kankatti Ala from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Salem (district HQ)39 km by road - Belur (nearest town)11 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 Kankatti Ala? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kankatti Ala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Puludikkuttai - ○Degree college10+ km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vazhapadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kankatti Ala known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, turmeric and paddy**. About 49% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Kankatti Ala Of every 100 households in Kankatti Ala in 2011, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kankatti Ala · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **88% Toilet within the home ****0%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **79% Tap water ****81%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **64% Use banking services ****58%** **31% Television ****88%** **79% Mobile phone ****68%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **10% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kankatti Ala? ■ Kankatti Ala · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682** **932 Working population ****59.9%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.0% for men and 59.7% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 172 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (52%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) 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 - Pungamaduvu748 people - Mettur717 people - Vettaikkaranur710 people - Periakuttimaduvu672 people - Malaiyalapatti601 people - Kumarasamiyur525 people - Sirumalai481 people - Karungalpatti419 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kankatti Ala?636104 - How far is Kankatti Ala from Salem?39 km by road - What is the population of Kankatti Ala?639 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kankatti Ala in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kankatti Ala?64.6% (Census 2011)