# Vadakkipalayam Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/vadakkipalayam/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Vadakkipalayam Vadakkipalayam is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642110**. The 2011 Census counted **4,041 people in 1,132 households**, the 21st largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 4,041people (2011) - 1,132households - 69.2%literacy - 642110PIN code ## Vadakkipalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakkipalayam is 642110.** Vadakkipalayam falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642110 - Gram panchayatVadakkipalayam - Community development blockPollachi North - Census village code644500 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakkipalayam 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 Vadakkipalayam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pollachi - ○Degree college10+ km · Pollachi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Coimbatore - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Vadakkipalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, tomato and banana**. Products made here include rope and mud pots. About 71% of the 921 hectares of village land is sown, and 499 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 Vadakkipalayam Of every 100 households in Vadakkipalayam in 2011, 77 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Vadakkipalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **88% Toilet within the home ****27%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **54% Tap water ****87%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **56% Use banking services ****47%** **45% Television ****84%** **83% Mobile phone ****66%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Vadakkipalayam? ■ Vadakkipalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **971 Working population ****53.9%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 62.2% for women. 64% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 218 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 779 (36%) · **■** Household industry 74 (3%) · **■** Other work 727 (33%) · **■** Marginal 380 (17%) 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 - Servakaranpalayam4,528 people - Thippampatti4,315 people - Unjavelampatti4,253 people - Pethanaickanur4,127 people - Thondamuthur3,837 people - Arasampalayam3,818 people - Ambarampalayam3,794 people - Devanampalayam3,641 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakkipalayam?642110 - How far is Vadakkipalayam from Coimbatore?35 km by road - What is the population of Vadakkipalayam?4,041 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakkipalayam in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadakkipalayam?69.2% (Census 2011)