# Kalingiyam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/kalingiyam/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Kalingiyam Kalingiyam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638453**. The 2011 Census counted **9,722 people in 2,994 households**, the 1st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 9,722people (2011) - 2,994households - 67.9%literacy - 638453PIN code ## Kalingiyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalingiyam is 638453.** Kalingiyam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638453 - Gram panchayatKalingiam - Community development blockGobichettipalayam - Census village code634927 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalingiyam from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Erode (district HQ)33 km by road - Gobichettipalayam (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 Kalingiyam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kalingiyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Lakkampatti - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Kalingiyam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and turmeric**. Products made here include cloth, door mat and clay pots. About 54% of the 1,606 hectares of village land is sown, and 778 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 Kalingiyam Of every 100 households in Kalingiyam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kalingiyam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **89% Toilet within the home ****31%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **54% Tap water ****72%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **50% Use banking services ****54%** **53% Television ****90%** **83% Mobile phone ****60%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****85%** **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 Kalingiyam? ■ Kalingiyam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055** **959 Working population ****58.8%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 59.3% for women. 69% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,060 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,305 (40%) · **■** Household industry 83 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,987 (35%) · **■** Marginal 281 (5%) 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 - Perumugai8,314 people - Siruvalur7,923 people - Karattupalayam7,835 people - Modachur7,666 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalingiyam?638453 - How far is Kalingiyam from Erode?33 km by road - What is the population of Kalingiyam?9,722 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalingiyam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalingiyam?67.9% (Census 2011)