# Tukkiyampalayam Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/tukkiyampalayam/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Tukkiyampalayam Tukkiyampalayam is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636115**. The 2011 Census counted **5,385 people in 1,394 households**, the 5th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 5,385people (2011) - 1,394households - 70.0%literacy - 636115PIN code ## Tukkiyampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tukkiyampalayam is 636115.** Tukkiyampalayam falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636115 - Gram panchayatTukkiyampalayam - Community development blockValapady - Census village code634194 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tukkiyampalayam from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Salem (district HQ)30 km by road - Vazhapadi (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 Tukkiyampalayam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Tukkiyampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Belur - ○Degree college10+ km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vazhapadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Tukkiyampalayam known for? The main crops are **cotton, tapioca and vegetables**. About 69% of the 776 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Tukkiyampalayam Of every 100 households in Tukkiyampalayam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Tukkiyampalayam · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **88% Toilet within the home ****4%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **79% Tap water ****63%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **64% Use banking services ****19%** **31% Television ****84%** **79% Mobile phone ****62%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **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 Tukkiyampalayam? ■ Tukkiyampalayam · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **932 Working population ****54.2%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 62.0% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 546 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,686 (58%) · **■** Household industry 84 (3%) · **■** Other work 460 (16%) · **■** Marginal 145 (5%) 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 - Minnampalli9,327 people - Kurichi8,043 people - Vellalakundam6,904 people - Singipuram6,868 people - Tirumanur5,282 people - M.Perumalpalayam5,232 people - Karipatti4,937 people - Chandrapillaivalasai4,709 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tukkiyampalayam?636115 - How far is Tukkiyampalayam from Salem?30 km by road - What is the population of Tukkiyampalayam?5,385 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tukkiyampalayam in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tukkiyampalayam?70.0% (Census 2011)