# Komarapalayam Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/komarapalayam/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Komarapalayam Komarapalayam is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,052 people in 280 households**, the 39th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,052people (2011) - 280households - 75.5%literacy - 636202PIN code ## Komarapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Komarapalayam is 636202.** Komarapalayam falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636202 - Gram panchayatKomarapalayam - Community development blockValapady - Census village code634210 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Komarapalayam from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Salem (district HQ)26 km by road - Vazhapadi (nearest town)12 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 Komarapalayam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Komarapalayam; 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirumanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vazhapadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube 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 Komarapalayam known for? The main crops are **turmeric, tapioca and maize**. About 69% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Komarapalayam Of every 100 households in Komarapalayam in 2011, 75 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Komarapalayam · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **88% Toilet within the home ****4%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **64% Use banking services ****16%** **31% Television ****81%** **79% Mobile phone ****64%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **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 Komarapalayam? ■ Komarapalayam · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **932 Working population ****62.8%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 63.3% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 282 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (43%) · **■** Other work 93 (14%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 - Tekkalpatti1,280 people - Kavurkkalpatti1,279 people - Puludikkuttai1,175 people - Vilaripalayam1,151 people - Veppilaipatti pudur961 people - Palappadi869 people - Aranuthumalai818 people - Pungamaduvu748 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Komarapalayam?636202 - How far is Komarapalayam from Salem?26 km by road - What is the population of Komarapalayam?1,052 (Census 2011) - Which district is Komarapalayam in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Komarapalayam?75.5% (Census 2011)