# Suraikkayapatti Village, Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Suraikkayapatti

Suraikkayapatti is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636602**. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 81 households**, the 40th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 16.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 326people (2011)
- 81households
- 16.0%literacy
- 636602PIN code

## Suraikkayapatti PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code636602
- Gram panchayatNagalur
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634072

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

## How far is Suraikkayapatti from nearby towns?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kadayampatti (nearest town)16 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 Suraikkayapatti?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Suraikkayapatti; 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
- ●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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Suraikkayapatti known for?

The main crops are **ragi, samai and italian millet**. About 57% of the 56 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 Suraikkayapatti

Of every 100 households in Suraikkayapatti in 2011, 29 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Suraikkayapatti · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**72%

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

**14%

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

**82%

Tap water ****5%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****5%**

**32%

Television ****67%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Suraikkayapatti?

■ Suraikkayapatti · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****16.0%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1316**

**889

Working population ****69.9%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 19.7% for men and 11.9% for women. 72% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 152 (67%) · **■** Marginal 73 (32%)

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

- Athiyur381 people
- Kombu Thukki377 people
- Nanthen chedu361 people
- Semmeduru329 people
- Pudur312 people
- Kottachchedu311 people
- Mettur298 people
- Narthananedu295 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Suraikkayapatti?636602
- How far is Suraikkayapatti from Salem?50 km by road
- What is the population of Suraikkayapatti?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suraikkayapatti in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Suraikkayapatti?16.0% (Census 2011)