# Bellapalayam Village, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/mettupalayam/bellapalayam/ Village · Mettupalayam, Coimbatore # Bellapalayam Bellapalayam is a village in Mettupalayam sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641302**. The 2011 Census counted **9,131 people in 2,703 households**, the 7th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 9,131people (2011) - 2,703households - 75.5%literacy - 641302PIN code ## Bellapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bellapalayam is 641302.** Bellapalayam falls in Mettupalayam sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code641302 - Gram panchayatBellapalayam - Community development blockKaramadai - Census village code644344 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bellapalayam from nearby towns? - Mettupalayam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)48 km by road - Sirumugai (nearest town)1 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bellapalayam? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Bellapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mettupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mettupalayam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bellapalayam known for? The main crops are **banana, curry leaves and vegetables**. Products made here include handloom sarees, iron products and brooms. About 46% of the 1,490 hectares of village land is sown, and 391 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bellapalayam Of every 100 households in Bellapalayam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bellapalayam · ■ Mettupalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **91% Toilet within the home ****44%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **61% Tap water ****94%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **44% Use banking services ****34%** **43% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****73%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****37%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****80%** **81% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bellapalayam? ■ Bellapalayam · ■ Mettupalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994** **997 Working population ****50.7%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 68.5% for women. 66% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 418 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 568 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1,075 (23%) · **■** Other work 1,986 (43%) · **■** Marginal 579 (13%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Mettupalayam - Chikkarampalayam10,242 people - Jadayampalayam10,049 people - Marudur9,491 people - Illuppanatham9,255 people - Irumborai8,001 people - Belladhi7,637 people - Velliangadu7,451 people - Tholampalayam6,574 people [All 30 villages in Mettupalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/mettupalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bellapalayam?641302 - How far is Bellapalayam from Coimbatore?48 km by road - What is the population of Bellapalayam?9,131 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bellapalayam in?Coimbatore district (Mettupalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Bellapalayam?75.5% (Census 2011)