# Pottakkadu Village, Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/pottakkadu/ Village · Yercaud, Salem # Pottakkadu Pottakkadu is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636601**. The 2011 Census counted **653 people in 178 households**, the 16th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%. - 653people (2011) - 178households - 66.4%literacy - 636601PIN code ## Pottakkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pottakkadu is 636601.** Pottakkadu falls in Yercaud sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636601 - Gram panchayatThalai Cholai - Community development blockYercaud - Census village code634131 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pottakkadu from nearby towns? - Yercaud (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Salem (district HQ)33 km by road - Salem (nearest town)33 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 Pottakkadu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pottakkadu; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn 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 - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 Pottakkadu known for? The main crops are **coffee and orange**. About 69% of the 125 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 Pottakkadu Of every 100 households in Pottakkadu in 2011, 84 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Pottakkadu · ■ Yercaud rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **72% Toilet within the home ****30%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **82% Tap water ****24%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **89% Use banking services ****72%** **32% Television ****95%** **83% Mobile phone ****57%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **11% Own their home ****94%** **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 Pottakkadu? ■ Pottakkadu · ■ Yercaud rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **53.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****621** **889 Working population ****58.3%** **57.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 51.3% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 17 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 361 (95%) 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 - Semmanathan718 people - Vellakkadai699 people - Muluvi693 people - Vellur676 people - Pelakkadu646 people - Kovilur625 people - Nallur615 people - Kotadiyar606 people [All 86 villages in Yercaud](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pottakkadu?636601 - How far is Pottakkadu from Salem?33 km by road - What is the population of Pottakkadu?653 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pottakkadu in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pottakkadu?66.4% (Census 2011)