# Salukkai Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/salukkai/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Salukkai Salukkai is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604408**. The 2011 Census counted **1,972 people in 475 households**, the 39th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,972people (2011) - 475households - 75.3%literacy - 604408PIN code ## Salukkai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salukkai is 604408.** Salukkai falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604408 - Gram panchayatSalukkai - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631464 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salukkai from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)85 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)5 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 Salukkai? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Salukkai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thennangur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Salukkai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 45% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Salukkai Of every 100 households in Salukkai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Salukkai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****13%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **86% Tap water ****87%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **81% Use banking services ****15%** **44% Television ****78%** **88% Mobile phone ****34%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **96% 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 Salukkai? ■ Salukkai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055** **974 Working population ****49.6%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 67.5% for women. 63% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (36%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 292 (30%) · **■** Marginal 244 (25%) 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 Vandavasi - Kadambai2,044 people - Vayaloor2,033 people - Sembedu2,028 people - Melathangal1,995 people - Vilanallur1,968 people - Birudur1,955 people - Vazhur1,953 people - Thennangur1,943 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salukkai?604408 - How far is Salukkai from Tiruvannamalai?85 km by road - What is the population of Salukkai?1,972 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salukkai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Salukkai?75.3% (Census 2011)