# Vekkampalayam Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore 

# Vekkampalayam

Vekkampalayam is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642004**. The 2011 Census counted **1,938 people in 574 households**, the 64th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,938people (2011)
- 574households
- 74.4%literacy
- 642004PIN code

## Vekkampalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vekkampalayam is 642004.** Vekkampalayam falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code642004
- Gram panchayatVakkampalayam
- Community development blockPollachi South
- Census village code644567

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vekkampalayam from nearby towns?

- Pollachi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Coimbatore (district HQ)50 km by road
- Samathur (nearest town)5 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 Vekkampalayam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Vekkampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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)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 Vekkampalayam known for?

The main crops are **coconut, maize and ground nut**. Products made here include handloom sarees. About 78% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Vekkampalayam

Of every 100 households in Vekkampalayam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vekkampalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**54%

Tap water ****91%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**56%

Use banking services ****48%**

**45%

Television ****88%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**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 Vekkampalayam?

■ Vekkampalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**971

Working population ****63.6%**

**55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 66.6% for women. 70% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 200 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (29%) · **■** Household industry 263 (21%) · **■** Other work 242 (20%) · **■** Marginal 173 (14%)

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

- R. Ponnapuram2,044 people
- Kullichettipalayam2,030 people
- Gomangalam2,002 people
- S. Malayandipatnam1,956 people
- Periakalandai1,915 people
- Kariyanchettipalayam1,840 people
- Sinna Negamam1,825 people
- Avaleppampatti1,808 people

[All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vekkampalayam?642004
- How far is Vekkampalayam from Coimbatore?50 km by road
- What is the population of Vekkampalayam?1,938 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vekkampalayam in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vekkampalayam?74.4% (Census 2011)