# Palappadi Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/palappadi/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Palappadi Palappadi is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636122**. The 2011 Census counted **869 people in 219 households**, the 41st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 869people (2011) - 219households - 44.5%literacy - 636122PIN code ## Palappadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palappadi is 636122.** Palappadi falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636122 - Gram panchayatAladipatty - Community development blockAyothiyapattinam - Census village code634172 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palappadi from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Salem (district HQ)50 km by road - Belur (nearest town)35 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 Palappadi? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Palappadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Puludikkuttai - ○Degree college10+ km · Ayothiyapattinam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vazhapadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Palappadi known for? The main crops are **ragi, bulrush and samai**. About 47% of the 545 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Palappadi Of every 100 households in Palappadi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palappadi · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **88% Toilet within the home ****1%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **64% Use banking services ****0%** **31% Television ****0%** **79% Mobile phone ****24%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****68%** **10% Own their home ****100%** **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 Palappadi? ■ Palappadi · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **932 Working population ****62.6%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.7% for men and 39.2% for women. 62% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 434 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (17%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%) 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 - Puludikkuttai1,175 people - Vilaripalayam1,151 people - Komarapalayam1,052 people - Veppilaipatti pudur961 people - Aranuthumalai818 people - Pungamaduvu748 people - Mettur717 people - Vettaikkaranur710 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palappadi?636122 - How far is Palappadi from Salem?50 km by road - What is the population of Palappadi?869 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palappadi in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palappadi?44.5% (Census 2011)