# M.Perumalpalayam Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/m-perumalpalayam/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # M.Perumalpalayam M.Perumalpalayam is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636111**. The 2011 Census counted **5,232 people in 1,360 households**, the 7th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 5,232people (2011) - 1,360households - 63.7%literacy - 636111PIN code ## M.Perumalpalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of M.Perumalpalayam is 636111.** M.Perumalpalayam falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636111 - Gram panchayatM.Perumalpalayam - Community development blockAyothiyapattinam - Census village code634196 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is M.Perumalpalayam from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Salem (district HQ)20 km by road - Ayothiapattinam (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 M.Perumalpalayam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside M.Perumalpalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mettupatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vazhapadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 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)12 h summer · 12 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 M.Perumalpalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and maize**. About 71% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 M.Perumalpalayam Of every 100 households in M.Perumalpalayam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ M.Perumalpalayam · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **88% Toilet within the home ****12%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **79% Tap water ****81%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **64% Use banking services ****17%** **31% Television ****58%** **79% Mobile phone ****63%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **10% Own their home ****87%** **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 M.Perumalpalayam? ■ M.Perumalpalayam · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061** **932 Working population ****50.8%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 55.0% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 132 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 506 (19%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,119 (42%) · **■** Marginal 882 (33%) 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 - Vellalakundam6,904 people - Singipuram6,868 people - Tukkiyampalayam5,385 people - Tirumanur5,282 people - Karipatti4,937 people - Chandrapillaivalasai4,709 people - Mettupatti4,502 people - Kuttathipatti4,490 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of M.Perumalpalayam?636111 - How far is M.Perumalpalayam from Salem?20 km by road - What is the population of M.Perumalpalayam?5,232 (Census 2011) - Which district is M.Perumalpalayam in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of M.Perumalpalayam?63.7% (Census 2011)