# Ellapalayam Village, Erode, Erode (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/erode/ellapalayam/ Village · Erode, Erode # Ellapalayam Ellapalayam is a village in Erode sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638004**. The 2011 Census counted **2,512 people in 729 households**, the 24th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 2,512people (2011) - 729households - 66.8%literacy - 638004PIN code ## Ellapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ellapalayam is 638004.** Ellapalayam falls in Erode sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638004 - Gram panchayatEllapalayam - Community development blockErode - Census village code635027 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ellapalayam from nearby towns? - Erode (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Erode (district HQ)8 km by road - Periyasemur (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 Ellapalayam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ellapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thindal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Erode - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Ellapalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 46% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Ellapalayam Of every 100 households in Ellapalayam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Ellapalayam · ■ Erode rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****35%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **44% Tap water ****81%** **66% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **58% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **34% Use banking services ****55%** **58% Television ****80%** **86% Mobile phone ****66%** **69% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **53% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **4% Own their home ****78%** **80% 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 Ellapalayam? ■ Ellapalayam · ■ Erode rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152** **931 Working population ****50.5%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 58.2% for women. 66% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 95 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 539 (42%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 615 (48%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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 Erode - Kagam3,085 people - Punduraisemur2,963 people - Kanagapuram2,904 people - Kulavilakku2,569 people - Kongudayampalayam2,490 people - Elunoothimangalam2,386 people - Palamangalam2,373 people - Veppampalayam2,348 people [All 56 villages in Erode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/erode/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ellapalayam?638004 - How far is Ellapalayam from Erode?8 km by road - What is the population of Ellapalayam?2,512 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ellapalayam in?Erode district (Erode sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ellapalayam?66.8% (Census 2011)