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

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Keeraikkadu

Keeraikkadu is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636601**. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 82 households**, the 46th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 279people (2011)
- 82households
- 52.9%literacy
- 636601PIN code

## Keeraikkadu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code636601
- Gram panchayatValavanthi
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634113

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

## How far is Keeraikkadu from nearby towns?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)41 km by road
- Salem (nearest town)41 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 Keeraikkadu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Keeraikkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Yercaud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Yercaud
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Keeraikkadu known for?

The main crops are **coffee, samai and kodo millet**. About 52% of the 97 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 Keeraikkadu

Of every 100 households in Keeraikkadu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keeraikkadu · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**82%

Tap water ****27%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****43%**

**32%

Television ****96%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**11%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Keeraikkadu?

■ Keeraikkadu · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**889

Working population ****62.4%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 41.7% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 172 (99%) · **■** 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

- Kottachchedu311 people
- Mettur298 people
- Narthananedu295 people
- Asambur291 people
- Chinnamadur252 people
- Solur225 people
- Kadugamarathur224 people
- Veppadi221 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keeraikkadu?636601
- How far is Keeraikkadu from Salem?41 km by road
- What is the population of Keeraikkadu?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keeraikkadu in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keeraikkadu?52.9% (Census 2011)