# Kappalankarai Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/kappalankarai/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Kappalankarai Kappalankarai is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642120**. The 2011 Census counted **4,892 people in 1,463 households**, the 15th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 4,892people (2011) - 1,463households - 78.9%literacy - 642120PIN code ## Kappalankarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kappalankarai is 642120.** Kappalankarai falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642120 - Gram panchayatKappalankarai - Community development blockKinathukadavu - Census village code644505 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kappalankarai from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)35 km by road - Negamam (nearest town)2 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 Kappalankarai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kappalankarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Andipalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Pollachi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Negamam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Kappalankarai known for? The main crops are **coconut, maize and cow beans**. Products made here include coir rope, coconut oil and murukku. About 69% of the 958 hectares of village land is sown, and 613 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 Kappalankarai Of every 100 households in Kappalankarai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Kappalankarai · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **88% Toilet within the home ****43%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **54% Tap water ****73%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **56% Use banking services ****61%** **45% Television ****94%** **83% Mobile phone ****68%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****41%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Kappalankarai? ■ Kappalankarai · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064** **971 Working population ****53.1%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 72.4% for women. 67% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 164 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 596 (23%) · **■** Household industry 138 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,517 (58%) · **■** Marginal 181 (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 Pollachi - Kambalapatti5,380 people - Vadaputhur5,176 people - Vadasithur5,080 people - Kaliyapuram4,980 people - Kanjampatti4,676 people - Servakaranpalayam4,528 people - Thippampatti4,315 people - Unjavelampatti4,253 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kappalankarai?642120 - How far is Kappalankarai from Coimbatore?35 km by road - What is the population of Kappalankarai?4,892 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kappalankarai in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kappalankarai?78.9% (Census 2011)