# Tholampalayam Village, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/mettupalayam/tholampalayam/ Village · Mettupalayam, Coimbatore # Tholampalayam Tholampalayam is a village in Mettupalayam sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641113**. The 2011 Census counted **6,574 people in 1,901 households**, the 11th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 6,574people (2011) - 1,901households - 64.5%literacy - 641113PIN code ## Tholampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tholampalayam is 641113.** Tholampalayam falls in Mettupalayam sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code641113 - Gram panchayatTholampalayam - Community development blockKaramadai - Census village code644350 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tholampalayam from nearby towns? - Mettupalayam (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)50 km by road - Karamadai (nearest town)16 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 Tholampalayam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Tholampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Seeliyur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karamadai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thudiyalur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Tholampalayam known for? The main crops are **banana, horse gram and coconut**. About 47% of the 2,344 hectares of village land is sown, and 470 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 Tholampalayam Of every 100 households in Tholampalayam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Tholampalayam · ■ Mettupalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **91% Toilet within the home ****18%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **61% Tap water ****58%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **44% Use banking services ****23%** **43% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****39%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****17%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **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 Tholampalayam? ■ Tholampalayam · ■ Mettupalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021** **997 Working population ****59.2%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 56.9% for women. 68% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,029 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,511 (39%) · **■** Household industry 209 (5%) · **■** Other work 859 (22%) · **■** Marginal 281 (7%) 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 - Bellapalayam9,131 people - Irumborai8,001 people - Belladhi7,637 people - Velliangadu7,451 people - Kemmarampalayam6,405 people - Kalampalayam5,488 people - Odanthurai5,399 people - Muduthurai4,394 people [All 30 villages in Mettupalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/mettupalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tholampalayam?641113 - How far is Tholampalayam from Coimbatore?50 km by road - What is the population of Tholampalayam?6,574 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tholampalayam in?Coimbatore district (Mettupalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tholampalayam?64.5% (Census 2011)