Geographic Location of Virachchipalayam

The village Virachchipalayam is located in Sankari Taluk of Salem District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Virachipalayam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sankari Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sankari, which is about 10 kilometers away from Virachchipalayam.

Travel and Communication for Virachchipalayam

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station in the village.

Postal Address:
Virachchipalayam,
Salem,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 637303

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Virachchipalayam

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A brief summary of available data for Virachchipalayam is given below:

Social Structure of Virachchipalayam

As per available data from the year 2009, 1272 persons live in 352 house holds in the village Virachchipalayam. There are 641 female individuals and 631 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.39% and males constitute 49.61% of the total population.

There are 482 scheduled castes persons of which 227 are females and 255 are males. Females constitute 47.1% and males constitute 52.9% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 37.89% of the total population.

Population density of Virachchipalayam is 198.49 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Virachchipalayam

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Total area of Virachchipalayam is 640.85 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 464 ha. About 297 ha is un-irrigated area. About 167 ha is irrigated area. About 167 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 54.3 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 85.53 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.8 ha is culturable waste land. About 36.22 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Virachchipalayam

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Virachchipalayam.

There is a government primary school in the village Virachchipalayam.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Pallakkapalayam, which is less than 5 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Pallakkapalayam, which is less than 5 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Pallakkapalayam, which is less than 5 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

Colleges in Virachchipalayam

There is a private arts and science degree college in the village Virachchipalayam.

There is a private engineering college in the village Virachchipalayam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Salem, which is more than 10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Kumarapalayam, which is 5-10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Sankari, which is 5-10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

Other Educational Facilities in Virachchipalayam

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Sankari, which is 5-10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Virachchipalayam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Kumarapalayam, which is 5-10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

Healthcare Facilities in Virachchipalayam

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Virachchipalayam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Virachchipalayam.

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