# Dakshinapathapalayam Village, Gudiyatham, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/dakshinapathapalayam/ Village · Gudiyatham, Vellore # Dakshinapathapalayam Dakshinapathapalayam is a village in Gudiyatham sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632602**. The 2011 Census counted **3,405 people in 784 households**, the 26th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 3,405people (2011) - 784households - 65.3%literacy - 632602PIN code ## Dakshinapathapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dakshinapathapalayam is 632602.** Dakshinapathapalayam falls in Gudiyatham sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632602 - Gram panchayatDakshinapathapalayam - Community development blockGudiyatham - Census village code630273 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dakshinapathapalayam from nearby towns? - Gudiyatham (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)60 km by road - Gudiyatham (nearest town)25 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 Dakshinapathapalayam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Dakshinapathapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paradarami - ○Degree college10+ km · Kondasamudram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Dakshinapathapalayam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, banana and mango**. About 53% of the 960 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Dakshinapathapalayam Of every 100 households in Dakshinapathapalayam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dakshinapathapalayam · ■ Gudiyatham rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **91% Toilet within the home ****5%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **76% Tap water ****79%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **75% Use banking services ****32%** **31% Television ****85%** **87% Mobile phone ****40%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Dakshinapathapalayam? ■ Dakshinapathapalayam · ■ Gudiyatham rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123** **944 Working population ****46.3%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 55.8% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 296 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (16%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 172 (11%) · **■** Marginal 827 (52%) 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 Gudiyatham - Bathalapalli3,724 people - Thalayatham3,485 people - Melalathur3,462 people - Rajakkal3,419 people - Chendathur3,285 people - Danakondapalli3,247 people - Masigam3,226 people - Morasapalli3,204 people [All 96 villages in Gudiyatham](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dakshinapathapalayam?632602 - How far is Dakshinapathapalayam from Vellore?60 km by road - What is the population of Dakshinapathapalayam?3,405 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dakshinapathapalayam in?Vellore district (Gudiyatham sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Dakshinapathapalayam?65.3% (Census 2011)