# Rasakkapalayam Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/rasakkapalayam/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Rasakkapalayam Rasakkapalayam is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,747 people in 504 households**, the 73rd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 1,747people (2011) - 504households - 74.1%literacy - 642002PIN code ## Rasakkapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rasakkapalayam is 642002.** Rasakkapalayam falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642002 - Gram panchayatRasakkapalayam - Community development blockPollachi North - Census village code644531 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rasakkapalayam from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)45 km by road - Pollachi (nearest town)5 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 Rasakkapalayam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Rasakkapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Pollachi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pollachi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Negamam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Rasakkapalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, maize and ground nut**. Products made here include coir. About 73% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Rasakkapalayam Of every 100 households in Rasakkapalayam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Rasakkapalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **88% Toilet within the home ****38%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **54% Tap water ****70%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **56% Use banking services ****40%** **45% Television ****82%** **83% Mobile phone ****77%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****39%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****82%** **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 Rasakkapalayam? ■ Rasakkapalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795** **971 Working population ****55.9%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 65.7% for women. 68% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 76 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (12%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 747 (77%) · **■** Marginal 24 (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 - S. Ponnapuram1,808 people - Anupparpalayam1,793 people - Chandrapuram1,771 people - Kurunallipalayam1,753 people - Thensithur1,713 people - Sholanur1,693 people - Ayyampalayam1,692 people - Vellalapalayam1,660 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rasakkapalayam?642002 - How far is Rasakkapalayam from Coimbatore?45 km by road - What is the population of Rasakkapalayam?1,747 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rasakkapalayam in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Rasakkapalayam?74.1% (Census 2011)