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

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Pelakkadu

Pelakkadu is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636601**. The 2011 Census counted **646 people in 168 households**, the 17th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 646people (2011)
- 168households
- 44.5%literacy
- 636601PIN code

## Pelakkadu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code636601
- Gram panchayatMaramangalam
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634118

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

## How far is Pelakkadu from nearby towns?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)51 km by road
- Salem (nearest town)51 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 Pelakkadu?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pelakkadu; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Pelakkadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 62% of the 270 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 Pelakkadu

Of every 100 households in Pelakkadu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pelakkadu · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**72%

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

**14%

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

**82%

Tap water ****4%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****19%**

**32%

Television ****96%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pelakkadu?

■ Pelakkadu · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**889

Working population ****66.6%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.0% for men and 34.7% for women. 64% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 352 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (14%) · **■** Other work 18 (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

- Vellakkadai699 people
- Muluvi693 people
- Vellur676 people
- Pottakkadu653 people
- Kovilur625 people
- Nallur615 people
- Kotadiyar606 people
- Arangam600 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pelakkadu?636601
- How far is Pelakkadu from Salem?51 km by road
- What is the population of Pelakkadu?646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pelakkadu in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pelakkadu?44.5% (Census 2011)