Tukkiyampalayam, Valapady
Tukkiyampalayam is a village located in the Vazhapadi Taluk of Salem district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Valapady block and comes under Thukkiyampalayam Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Kallakurichi parliament constituency and Yercaud assembly constituency.
As on February 2025, the current population of Tukkiyampalayam is 5.8 thousands out of which 3 thousands are males and rest 2.8 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 944 females per 1000 males. There are around 614 teenagers in Tukkiyampalayam. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 3.6 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.6 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 1 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.5 thousands households in Tukkiyampalayam, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 3.1 thousands. The pincode of Tukkiyampalayam is 636115 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Valapady Sub Post office
- Vaidhyagoundampudur Branch Post office
- Thukkiampalayam Branch Post office
- Ponnarampatti Branch Post office
- Thamaiyanur Branch Post office
Schools
Tukkiyampalayam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Sree Gokulam Matric Hr. Secondary School
- Saraswathi Matric Hr. Secondary School, Valapadi
- Gghss, Valappadi
- Ghss, Singipuram
- Govt. Model Higher Secondary School, Valappadi
Hospitals
Tukkiyampalayam has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Mannarpalayam Sub-Center
- Valapady
- Thamayanur Sub-Center
- Muthampatti Sub-Center
- Thukkiyampalayam Sub-Center
Banks
Tukkiyampalayam has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.