# Thalakkarai Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/thalakkarai/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Thalakkarai Thalakkarai is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642005**. The 2011 Census counted **3,358 people in 961 households**, the 32nd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 3,358people (2011) - 961households - 70.0%literacy - 642005PIN code ## Thalakkarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thalakkarai is 642005.** Thalakkarai falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642005 - Gram panchayatThalakkarai - Community development blockPollachi North - Census village code644517 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thalakkarai from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)50 km by road - Pollachi (nearest town)10 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 Thalakkarai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Thalakkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Pollachi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pollachi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pollachi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Thalakkarai known for? The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include coir and rope. About 78% of the 1,359 hectares of village land is sown, and 842 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 Thalakkarai Of every 100 households in Thalakkarai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Thalakkarai · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****38%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **54% Tap water ****52%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **56% Use banking services ****36%** **45% Television ****79%** **83% Mobile phone ****71%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****84%** **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 Thalakkarai? ■ Thalakkarai · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **971 Working population ****58.3%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 63.9% for women. 68% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 147 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 889 (45%) · **■** Household industry 101 (5%) · **■** Other work 771 (39%) · **■** Marginal 51 (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 - Devambadi3,529 people - Varadanur3,486 people - Sirukkalandai3,401 people - Chettiakkapalayam3,370 people - Andipalayam3,315 people - Arthanaripalayam3,233 people - Thenkumarapalayam3,222 people - Puliampatti3,159 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thalakkarai?642005 - How far is Thalakkarai from Coimbatore?50 km by road - What is the population of Thalakkarai?3,358 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thalakkarai in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thalakkarai?70.0% (Census 2011)