# Chandrapuram Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode 

# Chandrapuram

Chandrapuram is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638455**. The 2011 Census counted **1,597 people in 511 households**, the 46th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 1,597people (2011)
- 511households
- 63.2%literacy
- 638455PIN code

## Chandrapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chandrapuram is 638455.** Chandrapuram falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638455
- Gram panchayatChandrapuram
- Community development blockGobichettipalayam
- Census village code634939

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

## How far is Chandrapuram from nearby towns?

- Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Erode (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kuhalur (nearest town)5 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 Chandrapuram?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chandrapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pulavakalipalayam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakkampatti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gobichettipalayam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Chandrapuram known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, turmeric and banana**. About 76% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Chandrapuram

Of every 100 households in Chandrapuram in 2011, 88 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandrapuram · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**54%

Tap water ****76%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**50%

Use banking services ****61%**

**53%

Television ****82%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**40%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Chandrapuram?

■ Chandrapuram · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**959

Working population ****68.6%**

**61.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 50.6% for women. 71% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 468 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (36%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 193 (18%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Gobichettipalayam

- Lagampalayam1,847 people
- Polavapalayam1,789 people
- Nanjaigopi1,758 people
- Talguni1,693 people
- NanjaiPuliampatti1,522 people
- Puthukkarai1,473 people
- Nathipalayam1,385 people
- Mottanam1,111 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chandrapuram?638455
- How far is Chandrapuram from Erode?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chandrapuram?1,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandrapuram in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Chandrapuram?63.2% (Census 2011)