Sekkodi
Palakkodu block · Dharmapuri
district, Tamil Nadu · PIN 636809
· village code 643285
Population 2011
5,334
Census of India
Population 2020
5,633
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+5.6%
299 people · 0.6% a year
Households
1,253
-1.5% vs 1,272 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
5,334
Male / female
2,776 / 2,558
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
921
Children aged 0–6
629
Literacy rate
58.1%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
222 / 0
Working population
3,007
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
77.1%
Households
1,272
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was
surveyed once by each. The figures below are from
Sekkodi panchayat's return.
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 10 km away
No
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre
Sub Centre
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
Separately located
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission
Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
138
Teachers
18
Students per teacher
8
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
No
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
0
Non-farm households
0
Net sown area
570 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
570 / 85 / 210
Main irrigation source
Surface water
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Sekkodi panchayat, Palacode zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹13.26 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹5.89 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹18.88 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹27,473
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹4.13 lakh · received ₹2.36 lakh · spent ₹6.46 lakh · left ₹2,291
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹9.13 lakh · received ₹3.54 lakh · spent ₹12.42 lakh · left ₹25,182
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
12.7027, 77.8330 —
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