# Okkilipalayam Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore 

# Okkilipalayam

Okkilipalayam is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642002**. The 2011 Census counted **996 people in 298 households**, the 105th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 996people (2011)
- 298households
- 69.2%literacy
- 642002PIN code

## Okkilipalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Okkilipalayam is 642002.** Okkilipalayam falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code642002
- Gram panchayatOkkilipalayam
- Community development blockPollachi North
- Census village code644520

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

## How far is Okkilipalayam from nearby towns?

- Pollachi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Coimbatore (district HQ)32 km by road
- Pollachi (nearest town)10 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 Okkilipalayam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Okkilipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 college5–10 km · Pollachi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pollachi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Okkilipalayam known for?

The main crops are **coconut, ground nut and maize**. About 63% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Okkilipalayam

Of every 100 households in Okkilipalayam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Okkilipalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**54%

Tap water ****1%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**56%

Use banking services ****44%**

**45%

Television ****84%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Okkilipalayam?

■ Okkilipalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**971

Working population ****51.6%**

**55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 63.8% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (63%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 149 (29%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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

- Veeralpatti1,077 people
- Palayur1,061 people
- Mullipadi1,029 people
- Kallipatti999 people
- Servaikaranpalayam907 people
- Sangarayapuram816 people
- Kabilipalayam715 people
- Rasichettipalayam688 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Okkilipalayam?642002
- How far is Okkilipalayam from Coimbatore?32 km by road
- What is the population of Okkilipalayam?996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Okkilipalayam in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Okkilipalayam?69.2% (Census 2011)