Tukkiyampalayam

Tukkiyampalayam
Tukkiyampalayam
Village
	Tukkiyampalayam Location in Tamil Nadu, India Tukkiyampalayam Tukkiyampalayam (India)
	Coordinates: 11°41′23″N 78°24′32″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Taluk	Vazhapadi
Area
• Total	7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	5,385
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Tukkiyampalayam is a village in the Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district, in Tamil Nadu, India.

Geography

Tukkiyampalayam is within Vazhapadi taluk, which is in the central part of Salem district. It covers 7.76 square kilometres (3.00 sq mi) of land in the eastern part of the taluk, near the border with Peddanayakkan Palayam taluk, between Vazhapadi and Belur. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Vazhapadi, the taluk headquarters, 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Salem, the district headquarters, and 250 kilometres (160 mi) southwest of the state capital of Chennai.[1]

Demographics

In 2011 Tukkiyampalayam had a population of 5,385 people living in 1,394 households. 2,769 (51.4%) of the inhabitants were male, while 2,616 (48.6%) were female. 614 children in the town, about 11% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. The literacy rate in the town was 62.1%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 28.4% and 0.01% of the population, respectively.[2]

References

"Salem District Census Handbook (A)" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
"Salem District Census Handbook (B)" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

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[1] "Salem District Census Handbook (A)" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[2] "Salem District Census Handbook (B)" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2021.