# Sekkadikuppam Village, Wallajah, Vellore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Wallajah, Vellore 

# Sekkadikuppam

Sekkadikuppam is a village in Wallajah sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631102**. The 2011 Census counted **959 people in 263 households**, the 59th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 959people (2011)
- 263households
- 68.2%literacy
- 631102PIN code

## Sekkadikuppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sekkadikuppam is 631102.** Sekkadikuppam falls in Wallajah sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code631102
- Gram panchayatSekkadikuppam
- Community development blockSholingur
- Census village code630481

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

## How far is Sekkadikuppam from nearby towns?

- Wallajah (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)47 km by road
- Sholingur (nearest town)15 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 Sekkadikuppam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sekkadikuppam; 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
- ●Private 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rendadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Walajapet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thenkadappanthangal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Sekkadikuppam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 40% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Sekkadikuppam

Of every 100 households in Sekkadikuppam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sekkadikuppam · ■ Wallajah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**75%

Tap water ****98%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**50%

Use banking services ****41%**

**41%

Television ****81%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**89%

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 Sekkadikuppam?

■ Sekkadikuppam · ■ Wallajah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**933

Working population ****50.2%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 56.7% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (21%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 145 (30%) · **■** Marginal 28 (6%)

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 Wallajah

- Musiri1,397 people
- Katharikuppam1,307 people
- Kesavanan Kuppam1,169 people
- Kadappanthangal1,111 people
- Kolatheri936 people
- Pinji902 people
- Kilkuppam885 people
- Palleri832 people

[All 73 villages in Wallajah](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sekkadikuppam?631102
- How far is Sekkadikuppam from Vellore?47 km by road
- What is the population of Sekkadikuppam?959 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekkadikuppam in?Vellore district (Wallajah sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sekkadikuppam?68.2% (Census 2011)
