# Kaniyalampalayam Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kaniyalampalayam/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Kaniyalampalayam Kaniyalampalayam is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,191 people in 348 households**, the 98th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 1,191people (2011) - 348households - 76.4%literacy - 642120PIN code ## Kaniyalampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kaniyalampalayam is 642120.** Kaniyalampalayam falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642120 - Gram panchayatKaniyalampalayam - Community development blockKinathukadavu - Census village code644503 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kaniyalampalayam from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)45 km by road - Periya Negamam (nearest town)6 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 Kaniyalampalayam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kaniyalampalayam; 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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Koilpalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Pollachi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pollachi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Kaniyalampalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, ground nut and maize**. Products made here include coir. About 77% of the 774 hectares of village land is sown, and 472 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 Kaniyalampalayam Of every 100 households in Kaniyalampalayam in 2011, 82 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kaniyalampalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **88% Toilet within the home ****16%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **54% Tap water ****73%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **56% Use banking services ****49%** **45% Television ****70%** **83% Mobile phone ****59%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****43%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****13%** **7% Own their home ****92%** **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 Kaniyalampalayam? ■ Kaniyalampalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122** **971 Working population ****51.9%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 68.4% for women. 66% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (53%) · **■** Household industry 34 (6%) · **■** Other work 180 (29%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 - Boligoundenpalayam1,284 people - Govindapuram1,249 people - Dhalavaipalayam1,247 people - Pillchinnampalayam1,218 people - Chikkarayapuram1,172 people - Thoppampatti1,135 people - Veeralpatti1,077 people - Palayur1,061 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kaniyalampalayam?642120 - How far is Kaniyalampalayam from Coimbatore?45 km by road - What is the population of Kaniyalampalayam?1,191 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaniyalampalayam in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kaniyalampalayam?76.4% (Census 2011)