# Periapodu Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/periapodu/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Periapodu Periapodu is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642103**. The 2011 Census counted **6,945 people in 2,077 households**, the 5th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 6,945people (2011) - 2,077households - 65.8%literacy - 642103PIN code ## Periapodu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periapodu is 642103.** Periapodu falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642103 - Gram panchayatPeriapodu , Marappa Goundenpudur - Community development blockAnaimalai - Census village code644582 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periapodu from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)58 km by road - Anaimalai (nearest town)8 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 Periapodu? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Periapodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Anaimalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Angalakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pollachi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Periapodu known for? The main crops are **coconut, ground nut and tapioca**. About 76% of the 4,313 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,051 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 Periapodu Of every 100 households in Periapodu in 2011, 80 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Periapodu · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **88% Toilet within the home ****31%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **54% Tap water ****72%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **56% Use banking services ****32%** **45% Television ****76%** **83% Mobile phone ****61%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****10%** **7% Own their home ****75%** **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 Periapodu? ■ Periapodu · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **971 Working population ****54.2%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.0% for men and 59.4% for women. 66% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 385 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,881 (50%) · **■** Household industry 17 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,407 (37%) · **■** Marginal 71 (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 - Marchinaickenpalayam19,407 people - Z. Kottampatti9,606 people - Angalakurichi8,816 people - Ramapatinam7,429 people - Poravipalayam6,568 people - Solavampalayam6,387 people - Sokkanur6,020 people - Somandurai5,559 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periapodu?642103 - How far is Periapodu from Coimbatore?58 km by road - What is the population of Periapodu?6,945 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periapodu in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periapodu?65.8% (Census 2011)