# Sholanur Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/sholanur/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Sholanur Sholanur is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,693 people in 494 households**, the 75th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 1,693people (2011) - 494households - 66.4%literacy - 642002PIN code ## Sholanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sholanur is 642002.** Sholanur falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642002 - Gram panchayatSholanur - Community development blockKinathukadavu - Census village code644511 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sholanur from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)35 km by road - Pollachi (nearest town)12 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 Sholanur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sholanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Koilpalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Pollachi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Coimbatore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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)22 h summer · 22 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 Sholanur known for? The main crops are **coconut, ground nut and tomato**. Products made here include rope. About 60% of the 643 hectares of village land is sown, and 364 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 Sholanur Of every 100 households in Sholanur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sholanur · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **88% Toilet within the home ****24%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **54% Tap water ****88%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **56% Use banking services ****39%** **45% Television ****76%** **83% Mobile phone ****54%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Sholanur? ■ Sholanur · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****541** **971 Working population ****54.9%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 57.8% for women. 67% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 43 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 344 (37%) · **■** Marginal 249 (27%) 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 - Chandrapuram1,771 people - Kurunallipalayam1,753 people - Rasakkapalayam1,747 people - Thensithur1,713 people - Ayyampalayam1,692 people - Vellalapalayam1,660 people - Koolanaickenpatti1,635 people - Gollapatti1,630 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sholanur?642002 - How far is Sholanur from Coimbatore?35 km by road - What is the population of Sholanur?1,693 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sholanur in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sholanur?66.4% (Census 2011)