Tukkiyampalayam | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of the town in Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 11.6897°N 78.4089°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Salem |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Vazhapadi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 7.76 |
Population Total: | 5,385 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Tukkiyampalayam is a village in the Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district, in Tamil Nadu, India.
Tukkiyampalayam is within Vazhapadi taluk, which is in the central part of Salem district. It covers 7.76km2 of land in the eastern part of the taluk, near the border with Peddanayakkan Palayam taluk, between Vazhapadi and Belur. It is located 4km (02miles) north of Vazhapadi, the taluk headquarters, 28km (17miles) east of Salem, the district headquarters, and 250km (160miles) southwest of the state capital of Chennai.[1]
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]