# Vaguthampalayam Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/vaguthampalayam/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Vaguthampalayam Vaguthampalayam is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642120**. The 2011 Census counted **341 people in 102 households**, the 115th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 341people (2011) - 102households - 69.1%literacy - 642120PIN code ## Vaguthampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vaguthampalayam is 642120.** Vaguthampalayam falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642120 - Gram panchayatDevanampalayam - Community development blockKinathukadavu - Census village code644509 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vaguthampalayam from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)41 km by road - Negamam (nearest town)2 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 Vaguthampalayam? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Vaguthampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kakkadavu - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Negamam - ○Degree college10+ km · Pollachi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puliampatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Vaguthampalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, maize and cow beans**. Products made here include coir. About 86% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Vaguthampalayam Of every 100 households in Vaguthampalayam in 2011, 75 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vaguthampalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **88% Toilet within the home ****20%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **54% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **56% Use banking services ****45%** **45% Television ****84%** **83% Mobile phone ****66%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****48%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **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 Vaguthampalayam? ■ Vaguthampalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700** **971 Working population ****58.1%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 59.3% for women. 72% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (63%) · **■** Other work 70 (35%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 - Mulanur575 people - Thorayur510 people - Poosanaickendhali397 people - Kulathur389 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vaguthampalayam?642120 - How far is Vaguthampalayam from Coimbatore?41 km by road - What is the population of Vaguthampalayam?341 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vaguthampalayam in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vaguthampalayam?69.1% (Census 2011)