# Chettiakkapalayam Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/chettiakkapalayam/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Chettiakkapalayam Chettiakkapalayam is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642120**. The 2011 Census counted **3,370 people in 984 households**, the 31st largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 3,370people (2011) - 984households - 70.1%literacy - 642120PIN code ## Chettiakkapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chettiakkapalayam is 642120.** Chettiakkapalayam falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642120 - Gram panchayatChettiakkapalayam - Community development blockKinathukadavu - Census village code644493 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chettiakkapalayam from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)30 km by road - Kinathukadavu (nearest town)9 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 Chettiakkapalayam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chettiakkapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Cheripalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Coimbatore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Coimbatore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Chettiakkapalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, tomato and chilli**. Products made here include coir. About 74% of the 977 hectares of village land is sown, and 577 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 Chettiakkapalayam Of every 100 households in Chettiakkapalayam in 2011, 83 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chettiakkapalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **88% Toilet within the home ****22%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **54% Tap water ****77%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **56% Use banking services ****42%** **45% Television ****76%** **83% Mobile phone ****59%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****16%** **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 Chettiakkapalayam? ■ Chettiakkapalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **971 Working population ****57.2%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 59.6% for women. 72% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 453 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 774 (40%) · **■** Household industry 93 (5%) · **■** Other work 579 (30%) · **■** Marginal 30 (2%) 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 - Singanallur3,550 people - Devambadi3,529 people - Varadanur3,486 people - Sirukkalandai3,401 people - Thalakkarai3,358 people - Andipalayam3,315 people - Arthanaripalayam3,233 people - Thenkumarapalayam3,222 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chettiakkapalayam?642120 - How far is Chettiakkapalayam from Coimbatore?30 km by road - What is the population of Chettiakkapalayam?3,370 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chettiakkapalayam in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chettiakkapalayam?70.1% (Census 2011)