# Chandrapuram Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/chandrapuram/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Chandrapuram Chandrapuram is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,771 people in 533 households**, the 71st largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 1,771people (2011) - 533households - 71.2%literacy - 642120PIN code ## Chandrapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chandrapuram is 642120.** Chandrapuram falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642120 - Gram panchayatChandrapuram - Community development blockPollachi North - Census village code644507 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandrapuram from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)45 km by road - Negamam (nearest town)3 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 Chandrapuram? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chandrapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Negamam - ○Degree college10+ km · Pollachi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Negamam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Chandrapuram known for? The main crops are **coconut, maize and cow beans**. Products made here include coir. About 85% of the 472 hectares of village land is sown, and 344 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 Chandrapuram Of every 100 households in Chandrapuram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Chandrapuram · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****28%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **54% Tap water ****75%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **56% Use banking services ****69%** **45% Television ****80%** **83% Mobile phone ****68%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****47%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****9%** **7% Own their home ****91%** **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 Chandrapuram? ■ Chandrapuram · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167** **971 Working population ****58.4%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 62.3% for women. 70% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 132 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 363 (35%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 495 (48%) · **■** Marginal 13 (1%) 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 - Sinna Negamam1,825 people - Avaleppampatti1,808 people - S. Ponnapuram1,808 people - Anupparpalayam1,793 people - Kurunallipalayam1,753 people - Rasakkapalayam1,747 people - Thensithur1,713 people - Sholanur1,693 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chandrapuram?642120 - How far is Chandrapuram from Coimbatore?45 km by road - What is the population of Chandrapuram?1,771 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandrapuram in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chandrapuram?71.2% (Census 2011)