# Ammapalayam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/ammapalayam/

Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode 

# Ammapalayam

Ammapalayam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638313**. The 2011 Census counted **1,102 people in 344 households**, the 51st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 1,102people (2011)
- 344households
- 67.7%literacy
- 638313PIN code

## Ammapalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ammapalayam is 638313.** Ammapalayam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638313
- Gram panchayatAmmapalayam
- Community development blockGobichettipalayam
- Census village code634906

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

## How far is Ammapalayam from nearby towns?

- Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Erode (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kuhalur (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 Ammapalayam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ammapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Moongilpatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakkampatti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Appakudal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Ammapalayam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and turmeric**. About 85% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 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 Ammapalayam

Of every 100 households in Ammapalayam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ammapalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**54%

Tap water ****100%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**50%

Use banking services ****29%**

**53%

Television ****80%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**7%

Own their home ****88%**

**87%

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 Ammapalayam?

■ Ammapalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746**

**959

Working population ****75.0%**

**61.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 60.7% for women. 74% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (34%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (9%) · **■** Marginal 434 (52%)

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 Gobichettipalayam

- NanjaiPuliampatti1,522 people
- Puthukkarai1,473 people
- Nathipalayam1,385 people
- Mottanam1,111 people
- Avalampalayam960 people
- Singiripalayam889 people
- Irugalur614 people
- Kadasellipalayam355 people

[All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ammapalayam?638313
- How far is Ammapalayam from Erode?50 km by road
- What is the population of Ammapalayam?1,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ammapalayam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ammapalayam?67.7% (Census 2011)