# Avalampalayam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/avalampalayam/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Avalampalayam Avalampalayam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638110**. The 2011 Census counted **960 people in 305 households**, the 52nd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 960people (2011) - 305households - 61.0%literacy - 638110PIN code ## Avalampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Avalampalayam is 638110.** Avalampalayam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638110 - Gram panchayatGettichaviyur - Community development blockNambiyur - Census village code634955 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Avalampalayam from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Erode (district HQ)40 km by road - Kolappalur (nearest town)3 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 Avalampalayam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Avalampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Santhipalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakkampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Avalampalayam known for? The main crops are **turmeric, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include palm sugar and door mat. About 79% of the 713 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Avalampalayam Of every 100 households in Avalampalayam in 2011, 80 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Avalampalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **89% Toilet within the home ****4%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **54% Tap water ****6%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **50% Use banking services ****37%** **53% Television ****92%** **83% Mobile phone ****56%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****52%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **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 Avalampalayam? ■ Avalampalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **959 Working population ****68.6%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.1% for men and 51.2% for women. 74% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 280 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (11%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 88 (13%) · **■** Marginal 208 (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 Gobichettipalayam - Puthukkarai1,473 people - Nathipalayam1,385 people - Mottanam1,111 people - Ammapalayam1,102 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 Avalampalayam?638110 - How far is Avalampalayam from Erode?40 km by road - What is the population of Avalampalayam?960 (Census 2011) - Which district is Avalampalayam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Avalampalayam?61.0% (Census 2011)