# Periyavelampatti Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vazhapadi, Salem 

# Periyavelampatti

Periyavelampatti is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636122**. The 2011 Census counted **294 people in 72 households**, the 52nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 294people (2011)
- 72households
- 54.2%literacy
- 636122PIN code

## Periyavelampatti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Periyavelampatti is 636122.** Periyavelampatti falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636122
- Gram panchayatAladipatty
- Community development blockAyothiyapattinam
- Census village code634166

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Periyavelampatti from nearby towns?

- Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)55 km by road
- Belur (nearest town)30 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 Periyavelampatti?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Periyavelampatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Puludikkuttai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chinnakavundapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vazhapadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 13 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 Periyavelampatti known for?

The main crops are **bulrush, ragi and samai**. About 66% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Periyavelampatti

Of every 100 households in Periyavelampatti in 2011, 62 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Periyavelampatti · ■ Vazhapadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**79%

Tap water ****34%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**64%

Use banking services ****100%**

**31%

Television ****1%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**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 Periyavelampatti?

■ Periyavelampatti · ■ Vazhapadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**932

Working population ****57.5%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 44.4% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 23 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (73%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 15 (9%)

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

- Malaiyalapatti601 people
- Kumarasamiyur525 people
- Sirumalai481 people
- Karungalpatti419 people
- Chinnakuttimaduvu282 people
- Kiraipatti282 people
- Chinnavelampatti266 people
- Jambuthumalai221 people

[All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Periyavelampatti?636122
- How far is Periyavelampatti from Salem?55 km by road
- What is the population of Periyavelampatti?294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Periyavelampatti in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Periyavelampatti?54.2% (Census 2011)