# Periyakavundapuram Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/periyakavundapuram/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Periyakavundapuram Periyakavundapuram is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636106**. The 2011 Census counted **3,536 people in 975 households**, the 19th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 3,536people (2011) - 975households - 59.9%literacy - 636106PIN code ## Periyakavundapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyakavundapuram is 636106.** Periyakavundapuram falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636106 - Gram panchayatPeriyakavundapuram - Community development blockAyothiyapattinam - Census village code634181 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyakavundapuram from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Salem (district HQ)18 km by road - Ayothiapattinam (nearest town)3 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 Periyakavundapuram? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Periyakavundapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ayothiyapattinam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salem - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Periyakavundapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and bulrush**. About 71% of the 761 hectares of village land is sown, and 370 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 Periyakavundapuram Of every 100 households in Periyakavundapuram in 2011, 86 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Periyakavundapuram · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **88% Toilet within the home ****14%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **79% Tap water ****27%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **64% Use banking services ****36%** **31% Television ****84%** **79% Mobile phone ****66%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **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 Periyakavundapuram? ■ Periyakavundapuram · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1178** **932 Working population ****59.2%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.3% for men and 51.6% for women. 66% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 441 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 494 (24%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 352 (17%) · **■** Marginal 791 (38%) 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 - Athanurpatti4,363 people - Kattuveppilaipatti4,297 people - Muttampatti3,731 people - Veppilaipatti3,600 people - Chinnakavundapuram3,534 people - Anuppur3,385 people - Kullampatti2,849 people - Kolathukombai2,732 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyakavundapuram?636106 - How far is Periyakavundapuram from Salem?18 km by road - What is the population of Periyakavundapuram?3,536 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyakavundapuram in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyakavundapuram?59.9% (Census 2011)