# Periakalandai Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/periakalandai/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Periakalandai Periakalandai is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,915 people in 571 households**, the 65th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 1,915people (2011) - 571households - 69.8%literacy - 641202PIN code ## Periakalandai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periakalandai is 641202.** Periakalandai falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code641202 - Gram panchayatPeriakalandai - Community development blockKinathukadavu - Census village code644490 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periakalandai from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)35 km by road - Negamam (nearest town)13 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 Periakalandai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Periakalandai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vadasithoor - ○Degree college10+ km · Sulthanpettai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Negamam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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)19 h summer · 17 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 Periakalandai known for? The main crops are **coconut**. About 55% of the 1,154 hectares of village land is sown, and 471 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 Periakalandai Of every 100 households in Periakalandai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Periakalandai · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **88% Toilet within the home ****21%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **54% Tap water ****75%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **56% Use banking services ****79%** **45% Television ****83%** **83% Mobile phone ****74%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****47%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **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 Periakalandai? ■ Periakalandai · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **971 Working population ****56.8%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 60.5% for women. 69% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 551 (51%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 298 (27%) · **■** Marginal 5 (0%) 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 - Kullichettipalayam2,030 people - Gomangalam2,002 people - S. Malayandipatnam1,956 people - Vekkampalayam1,938 people - Kariyanchettipalayam1,840 people - Sinna Negamam1,825 people - Avaleppampatti1,808 people - S. Ponnapuram1,808 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periakalandai?641202 - How far is Periakalandai from Coimbatore?35 km by road - What is the population of Periakalandai?1,915 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periakalandai in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periakalandai?69.8% (Census 2011)