# Pachapalayam Village, Sulur, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/sulur/pachapalayam/ Village · Sulur, Coimbatore # Pachapalayam Pachapalayam is a village in Sulur sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,933 people in 842 households**, the 22nd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 2,933people (2011) - 842households - 65.9%literacy - 641201PIN code ## Pachapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pachapalayam is 641201.** Pachapalayam falls in Sulur sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code641201 - Gram panchayatPachapalayam - Community development blockSulthanpet - Census village code644389 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pachapalayam from nearby towns? - Sulur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)19 km by road - Chettipalayam (nearest town)4 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 Pachapalayam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pachapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Chettipalayam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Malumichampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Coimbatore - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Pachapalayam known for? The main crops are **chilli, tomato and coconut**. Products made here include jalli and wind mills. About 23% of the 1,559 hectares of village land is sown, and 360 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 Pachapalayam Of every 100 households in Pachapalayam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Pachapalayam · ■ Sulur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **93% Toilet within the home ****16%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **57% Tap water ****79%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **37% Use banking services ****44%** **48% Television ****78%** **86% Mobile phone ****61%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****51%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****9%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **83% 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 Pachapalayam? ■ Pachapalayam · ■ Sulur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **956 Working population ****55.5%** **54.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 57.1% for women. 66% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 491 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (11%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 779 (48%) · **■** Marginal 161 (10%) 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 Sulur - Kaduvettipalayam3,219 people - Vadavalli3,171 people - Poorandampalayam3,135 people - Kallapalayam3,066 people - Senjeri Ayyampalayam2,851 people - Mylampatti2,823 people - Kammalapatti2,654 people - Bogampatti2,415 people [All 30 villages in Sulur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/sulur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pachapalayam?641201 - How far is Pachapalayam from Coimbatore?19 km by road - What is the population of Pachapalayam?2,933 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pachapalayam in?Coimbatore district (Sulur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pachapalayam?65.9% (Census 2011)