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

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Periyakkadu

Periyakkadu is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636602**. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 120 households**, the 33rd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 471people (2011)
- 120households
- 51.9%literacy
- 636602PIN code

## Periyakkadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Periyakkadu is 636602.** Periyakkadu falls in Yercaud sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636602
- Gram panchayatSemmanatham
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634080

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

## How far is Periyakkadu from nearby towns?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)46 km by road
- Kadayampatti (nearest town)20 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 Periyakkadu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Periyakkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 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
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Periyakkadu known for?

The main crops are **coffee, orange and pepper**. About 78% of the 30 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 Periyakkadu

Of every 100 households in Periyakkadu in 2011, 76 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Periyakkadu · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****56%**

**32%

Television ****93%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Periyakkadu?

■ Periyakkadu · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**889

Working population ****64.1%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 41.8% for women. 66% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 291 (96%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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

- Puliankadai514 people
- Kombaikkadu510 people
- Sengalathu padi486 people
- Kannumuthal474 people
- Sonappadi452 people
- Mailapatti448 people
- Athiyur381 people
- Kombu Thukki377 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Periyakkadu?636602
- How far is Periyakkadu from Salem?46 km by road
- What is the population of Periyakkadu?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Periyakkadu in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Periyakkadu?51.9% (Census 2011)