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

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Kelaiyur

Kelaiyur is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636601**. The 2011 Census counted **554 people in 147 households**, the 26th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 554people (2011)
- 147households
- 54.2%literacy
- 636601PIN code

## Kelaiyur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code636601
- Gram panchayatMaramangalam
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634119

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

## How far is Kelaiyur from nearby towns?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)57 km by road
- Salem (nearest town)57 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 Kelaiyur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Kelaiyur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, samai and italian millet**. About 70% of the 96 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 Kelaiyur

Of every 100 households in Kelaiyur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kelaiyur · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****85%**

**32%

Television ****81%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kelaiyur?

■ Kelaiyur · ■ Yercaud rural average

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

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****575**

**889

Working population ****45.5%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 40.5% for women. 67% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 243 (96%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%)

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

- Sengadu588 people
- Madur581 people
- Kakkambadi571 people
- Melur556 people
- Kondaiyanur545 people
- Pilleri542 people
- Puliankadai514 people
- Kombaikkadu510 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kelaiyur?636601
- How far is Kelaiyur from Salem?57 km by road
- What is the population of Kelaiyur?554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelaiyur in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kelaiyur?54.2% (Census 2011)