# Athiyur Village, Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Athiyur

Athiyur is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636601**. The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 106 households**, the 36th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 381people (2011)
- 106households
- 78.1%literacy
- 636601PIN code

## Athiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Athiyur is 636601.** Athiyur falls in Yercaud sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636601
- Gram panchayatManjakuttai
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634104

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

## How far is Athiyur from nearby towns?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)35 km by road
- Salem (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 Athiyur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Yercaud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Yercaud
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 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 Athiyur known for?

The main crops are **coffee, pepper and orange**. About 44% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Athiyur

Of every 100 households in Athiyur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Athiyur · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**82%

Tap water ****48%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**89%

Use banking services ****64%**

**32%

Television ****87%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**11%

Own their home ****42%**

**90%

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 Athiyur?

■ Athiyur · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**889

Working population ****60.9%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 69.9% for women. 60% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 228 (98%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Yercaud

- Kannumuthal474 people
- Periyakkadu471 people
- Sonappadi452 people
- Mailapatti448 people
- Kombu Thukki377 people
- Nanthen chedu361 people
- Semmeduru329 people
- Suraikkayapatti326 people

[All 86 villages in Yercaud](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Athiyur?636601
- How far is Athiyur from Salem?35 km by road
- What is the population of Athiyur?381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athiyur in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Athiyur?78.1% (Census 2011)