# Chikkarampalayam Village, Mettupalayam – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/mettupalayam/chikkarampalayam/ Village · Mettupalayam, Coimbatore # Chikkarampalayam Chikkarampalayam is a village in Mettupalayam sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641104**. The 2011 Census counted **10,242 people in 2,957 households**, the 3rd largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 10,242people (2011) - 2,957households - 78.8%literacy - 641104PIN code ## Chikkarampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikkarampalayam is 641104.** Chikkarampalayam falls in Mettupalayam sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code641104 - Gram panchayatChikkarampalayam - Community development blockKaramadai - Census village code644356 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikkarampalayam from nearby towns? - Mettupalayam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)35 km by road - Karamadai (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 Chikkarampalayam? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkarampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Karamadai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thudiyalur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Chikkarampalayam known for? The main crops are **maize, horse gram and green gram**. Products made here include bricks, chips, pots and vessels. About 39% of the 1,456 hectares of village land is sown, and 254 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 Chikkarampalayam Of every 100 households in Chikkarampalayam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chikkarampalayam · ■ Mettupalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **91% Toilet within the home ****58%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **61% Tap water ****98%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **44% Use banking services ****55%** **43% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****67%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****75%** **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 Chikkarampalayam? ■ Chikkarampalayam · ■ Mettupalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005** **997 Working population ****45.8%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 72.8% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 344 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 662 (14%) · **■** Household industry 112 (2%) · **■** Other work 3,151 (67%) · **■** Marginal 425 (9%) 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 - Chickadasampalayam19,049 people - Thekkampatti12,414 people - Jadayampalayam10,049 people - Marudur9,491 people - Illuppanatham9,255 people - Bellapalayam9,131 people [All 30 villages in Mettupalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/mettupalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikkarampalayam?641104 - How far is Chikkarampalayam from Coimbatore?35 km by road - What is the population of Chikkarampalayam?10,242 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikkarampalayam in?Coimbatore district (Mettupalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chikkarampalayam?78.8% (Census 2011)