# Andipalayam Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore 

# Andipalayam

Andipalayam is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642120**. The 2011 Census counted **3,315 people in 1,006 households**, the 33rd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 3,315people (2011)
- 1,006households
- 73.2%literacy
- 642120PIN code

## Andipalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Andipalayam is 642120.** Andipalayam falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code642120
- Gram panchayatAndipalayam
- Community development blockKinathukadavu
- Census village code644492

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Andipalayam from nearby towns?

- Pollachi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Coimbatore (district HQ)35 km by road
- Negamam (nearest town)5 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 Andipalayam?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Andipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn 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
- ●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 · Pollachi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Negamam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Andipalayam known for?

The main crops are **coconut, maize and corn**. Products made here include handloom sarees, coir and jalli. About 63% of the 1,330 hectares of village land is sown, and 746 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 Andipalayam

Of every 100 households in Andipalayam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Andipalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**54%

Tap water ****76%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**56%

Use banking services ****49%**

**45%

Television ****85%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****88%**

**84%

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 Andipalayam?

■ Andipalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**971

Working population ****55.5%**

**55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 65.1% for women. 69% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 899 (49%) · **■** Household industry 42 (2%) · **■** Other work 605 (33%) · **■** Marginal 91 (5%)

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 Pollachi

- Varadanur3,486 people
- Sirukkalandai3,401 people
- Chettiakkapalayam3,370 people
- Thalakkarai3,358 people
- Arthanaripalayam3,233 people
- Thenkumarapalayam3,222 people
- Puliampatti3,159 people
- Kulakkalpalayam3,042 people

[All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Andipalayam?642120
- How far is Andipalayam from Coimbatore?35 km by road
- What is the population of Andipalayam?3,315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andipalayam in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Andipalayam?73.2% (Census 2011)
