# Poravipalayam Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/poravipalayam/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Poravipalayam Poravipalayam is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642110**. The 2011 Census counted **6,568 people in 1,874 households**, the 6th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 6,568people (2011) - 1,874households - 68.6%literacy - 642110PIN code ## Poravipalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poravipalayam is 642110.** Poravipalayam falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642110 - Gram panchayatPoravipalayam - Community development blockPollachi North - Census village code644498 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poravipalayam from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)40 km by road - Pollachi (nearest town)15 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 Poravipalayam? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Poravipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pollachi - ○Degree college10+ km · Pollachi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thudiyalur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Poravipalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, tomato and banana**. Products made here include handloom sarees and mud pots. About 81% of the 2,933 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,395 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 Poravipalayam Of every 100 households in Poravipalayam in 2011, 64 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Poravipalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **88% Toilet within the home ****17%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **54% Tap water ****75%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **56% Use banking services ****32%** **45% Television ****76%** **83% Mobile phone ****59%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****10%** **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 Poravipalayam? ■ Poravipalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **971 Working population ****64.7%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 60.4% for women. 72% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 524 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,772 (42%) · **■** Household industry 98 (2%) · **■** Other work 983 (23%) · **■** Marginal 871 (21%) 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 - Z. Kottampatti9,606 people - Angalakurichi8,816 people - Ramapatinam7,429 people - Periapodu6,945 people - Solavampalayam6,387 people - Sokkanur6,020 people - Somandurai5,559 people - Nallattipalayam5,431 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poravipalayam?642110 - How far is Poravipalayam from Coimbatore?40 km by road - What is the population of Poravipalayam?6,568 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poravipalayam in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poravipalayam?68.6% (Census 2011)