# Palapatti Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/palapatti/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Palapatti Palapatti is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636139**. The 2011 Census counted **1,547 people in 405 households**, the 32nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,547people (2011) - 405households - 71.3%literacy - 636139PIN code ## Palapatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palapatti is 636139.** Palapatti falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636139 - Gram panchayatKuttathipatti - Community development blockAyothiyapattinam - Census village code634177 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palapatti from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Salem (district HQ)19 km by road - Ayothiapattinam (nearest town)13 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 Palapatti? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Palapatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kuttathipatti - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Agraharanattaramangalam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salem - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Palapatti known for? The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include coconut coir and rope. About 77% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Palapatti Of every 100 households in Palapatti in 2011, 94 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palapatti · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **88% Toilet within the home ****12%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **64% Use banking services ****21%** **31% Television ****69%** **79% Mobile phone ****58%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **10% Own their home ****93%** **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 Palapatti? ■ Palapatti · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **932 Working population ****44.4%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 64.4% for women. 61% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 156 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 236 (34%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 - Mannarpalayam2,169 people - Ponnarampatti2,092 people - Velampatti1,995 people - Eripudur1,806 people - Chenrayapalayam1,439 people - Aladipatti1,296 people - Tekkalpatti1,280 people - Kavurkkalpatti1,279 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palapatti?636139 - How far is Palapatti from Salem?19 km by road - What is the population of Palapatti?1,547 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palapatti in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palapatti?71.3% (Census 2011)