# Kolathukombai Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vazhapadi, Salem 

# Kolathukombai

Kolathukombai is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636139**. The 2011 Census counted **2,732 people in 745 households**, the 23rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,732people (2011)
- 745households
- 59.9%literacy
- 636139PIN code

## Kolathukombai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolathukombai is 636139.** Kolathukombai falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636139
- Gram panchayatKolathukombai
- Community development blockValapady
- Census village code634174

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

## How far is Kolathukombai from nearby towns?

- Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)25 km by road
- Belur (nearest town)9 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 Kolathukombai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kolathukombai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Belur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chinnakavundapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vazhapadi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Kolathukombai known for?

The main crops are **coconut, tapioca and betel nut**. About 70% of the 457 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 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 Kolathukombai

Of every 100 households in Kolathukombai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kolathukombai · ■ Vazhapadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**79%

Tap water ****42%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**64%

Use banking services ****22%**

**31%

Television ****85%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kolathukombai?

■ Kolathukombai · ■ Vazhapadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**932

Working population ****51.6%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 50.7% for women. 64% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 330 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (20%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 573 (41%) · **■** Marginal 212 (15%)

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

- Periyakavundapuram3,536 people
- Chinnakavundapuram3,534 people
- Anuppur3,385 people
- Kullampatti2,849 people
- Sarkar Nattamangalam2,561 people
- Karumapuram2,329 people
- Somanpatti2,206 people
- Mannayakanpatti2,201 people

[All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolathukombai?636139
- How far is Kolathukombai from Salem?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kolathukombai?2,732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolathukombai in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kolathukombai?59.9% (Census 2011)