# Gudakkarai Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/gudakkarai/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Gudakkarai Gudakkarai is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638456**. The 2011 Census counted **3,289 people in 1,019 households**, the 30th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 3,289people (2011) - 1,019households - 66.1%literacy - 638456PIN code ## Gudakkarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gudakkarai is 638456.** Gudakkarai falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638456 - Gram panchayatGudakkarai - Community development blockNambiyur - Census village code634933 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gudakkarai from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Erode (district HQ)63 km by road - Elathur (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 Gudakkarai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Gudakkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Nambiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Malayadipudur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Gudakkarai known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, plantain and paddy**. Products made here include cloth and clay pots. About 48% of the 662 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Gudakkarai Of every 100 households in Gudakkarai in 2011, 89 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gudakkarai · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****49%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **54% Tap water ****94%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **50% Use banking services ****36%** **53% Television ****81%** **83% Mobile phone ****68%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****37%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **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 Gudakkarai? ■ Gudakkarai · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094** **959 Working population ****63.0%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 54.6% for women. 69% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 600 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 672 (32%) · **■** Household industry 67 (3%) · **■** Other work 365 (18%) · **■** Marginal 369 (18%) 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 - Savandapur3,743 people - Arrakkankottaigramam3,690 people - Vemandampalayam3,663 people - Perundalaiyur3,387 people - Kavandampalayam3,103 people - Kullampalayam3,089 people - Pullappanaickenpalayam3,029 people - Sinnaripalayam2,604 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gudakkarai?638456 - How far is Gudakkarai from Erode?63 km by road - What is the population of Gudakkarai?3,289 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gudakkarai in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Gudakkarai?66.1% (Census 2011)