# Amarapoondi Village, Palani, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/amarapoondi/ Village · Palani, Dindigul # Amarapoondi Amarapoondi is a village in Palani sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624613**. The 2011 Census counted **4,744 people in 1,413 households**, the 9th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 4,744people (2011) - 1,413households - 71.2%literacy - 624613PIN code ## Amarapoondi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amarapoondi is 624613.** Amarapoondi falls in Palani sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624613 - Gram panchayatAmarapoondi - Community development blockPalani - Census village code635149 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amarapoondi from nearby towns? - Palani (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)55 km by road - Ayakudi (nearest town)8 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 Amarapoondi? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Amarapoondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ayakudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Palani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palani - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Amarapoondi known for? The main crops are **maize, coconut and black gram**. Products made here include sarees. About 66% of the 2,126 hectares of village land is sown, and 893 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 Amarapoondi Of every 100 households in Amarapoondi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Amarapoondi · ■ Palani rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **89% Toilet within the home ****9%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **70% Tap water ****92%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **38% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **57% Use banking services ****61%** **51% Television ****79%** **82% Mobile phone ****62%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **9% Own their home ****91%** **85% 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 Amarapoondi? ■ Amarapoondi · ■ Palani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **937 Working population ****63.6%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 59.6% for women. 68% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 997 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 612 (20%) · **■** Household industry 59 (2%) · **■** Other work 397 (13%) · **■** Marginal 953 (32%) 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 Palani - Thalaiyuthu5,923 people - Manoor5,746 people - Andipatti5,506 people - Periyammapatti5,316 people - Kanakkampatty4,587 people - Kavalapatti3,867 people - Rajampatti3,524 people - Marichilambu3,466 people [All 52 villages in Palani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amarapoondi?624613 - How far is Amarapoondi from Dindigul?55 km by road - What is the population of Amarapoondi?4,744 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amarapoondi in?Dindigul district (Palani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Amarapoondi?71.2% (Census 2011)