# Poorandampalayam Village, Sulur, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/sulur/poorandampalayam/ Village · Sulur, Coimbatore # Poorandampalayam Poorandampalayam is a village in Sulur sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641669**. The 2011 Census counted **3,135 people in 933 households**, the 20th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 3,135people (2011) - 933households - 73.1%literacy - 641669PIN code ## Poorandampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poorandampalayam is 641669.** Poorandampalayam falls in Sulur sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code641669 - Gram panchayatPoorandampalayam - Community development blockSulthanpet - Census village code644390 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poorandampalayam from nearby towns? - Sulur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)45 km by road - Sulur (nearest town)20 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 Poorandampalayam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Poorandampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sulthanpettai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pollachi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Poorandampalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, corn and maize**. Products made here include windmill power generation. About 59% of the 1,141 hectares of village land is sown, and 599 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 Poorandampalayam Of every 100 households in Poorandampalayam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Poorandampalayam · ■ Sulur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****31%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **57% Tap water ****88%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **37% Use banking services ****30%** **48% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****69%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****50%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****91%** **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 Poorandampalayam? ■ Poorandampalayam · ■ Sulur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **956 Working population ****59.1%** **54.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 65.3% for women. 70% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 477 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 989 (53%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 351 (19%) · **■** Marginal 21 (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 Sulur - Appanaickenpatti3,992 people - Peedampalli3,896 people - Kaduvettipalayam3,219 people - Vadavalli3,171 people - Kallapalayam3,066 people - Pachapalayam2,933 people - Senjeri Ayyampalayam2,851 people - Mylampatti2,823 people [All 30 villages in Sulur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/sulur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poorandampalayam?641669 - How far is Poorandampalayam from Coimbatore?45 km by road - What is the population of Poorandampalayam?3,135 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poorandampalayam in?Coimbatore district (Sulur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poorandampalayam?73.1% (Census 2011)