# Solapalayam Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/solapalayam/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Solapalayam Solapalayam is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642003**. The 2011 Census counted **2,081 people in 612 households**, the 58th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 2,081people (2011) - 612households - 70.9%literacy - 642003PIN code ## Solapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Solapalayam is 642003.** Solapalayam falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642003 - Gram panchayatSolapalayam - Community development blockPollachi South - Census village code644550 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Solapalayam from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)46 km by road - Pollachi (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 Solapalayam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Solapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●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 · Pollachi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Solapalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include coir and rope. About 59% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Solapalayam Of every 100 households in Solapalayam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Solapalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **88% Toilet within the home ****46%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **54% Tap water ****96%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **56% Use banking services ****46%** **45% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****59%** **64% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****80%** **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 Solapalayam? ■ Solapalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1241** **971 Working population ****54.1%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 64.2% for women. 68% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 123 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (35%) · **■** Household industry 104 (9%) · **■** Other work 473 (42%) · **■** Marginal 32 (3%) 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 - Thimmanguthu2,393 people - Nallampalli2,359 people - S. Nallur2,359 people - Eripatti2,118 people - Nallathukuli2,080 people - R. Ponnapuram2,044 people - Kullichettipalayam2,030 people - Gomangalam2,002 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Solapalayam?642003 - How far is Solapalayam from Coimbatore?46 km by road - What is the population of Solapalayam?2,081 (Census 2011) - Which district is Solapalayam in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Solapalayam?70.9% (Census 2011)