# Kalampalayam Village, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/mettupalayam/kalampalayam/ Village · Mettupalayam, Coimbatore # Kalampalayam Kalampalayam is a village in Mettupalayam sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641113**. The 2011 Census counted **5,488 people in 1,602 households**, the 13th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 5,488people (2011) - 1,602households - 69.7%literacy - 641113PIN code ## Kalampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalampalayam is 641113.** Kalampalayam falls in Mettupalayam sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code641113 - Gram panchayatKalampalayam - Community development blockKaramadai - Census village code644353 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalampalayam from nearby towns? - Mettupalayam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)35 km by road - Karamadai (nearest town)13 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 Kalampalayam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Kalampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mettupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thudiyalur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Kalampalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and sugarcane**. Products made here include bricks. About 59% of the 1,173 hectares of village land is sown, and 436 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 Kalampalayam Of every 100 households in Kalampalayam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kalampalayam · ■ Mettupalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **91% Toilet within the home ****29%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **61% Tap water ****97%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **44% Use banking services ****51%** **43% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****62%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****85%** **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 Kalampalayam? ■ Kalampalayam · ■ Mettupalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061** **997 Working population ****53.8%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 63.0% for women. 67% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 371 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 550 (19%) · **■** Household industry 86 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,232 (42%) · **■** Marginal 716 (24%) 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 - Belladhi7,637 people - Velliangadu7,451 people - Tholampalayam6,574 people - Kemmarampalayam6,405 people - Odanthurai5,399 people - Muduthurai4,394 people - Chinnakallipatti3,858 people - Nellithurai2,368 people [All 30 villages in Mettupalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/mettupalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalampalayam?641113 - How far is Kalampalayam from Coimbatore?35 km by road - What is the population of Kalampalayam?5,488 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalampalayam in?Coimbatore district (Mettupalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalampalayam?69.7% (Census 2011)