# Kanakampalayam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/kanakampalayam/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Kanakampalayam Kanakampalayam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638505**. The 2011 Census counted **6,209 people in 1,943 households**, the 11th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 6,209people (2011) - 1,943households - 67.0%literacy - 638505PIN code ## Kanakampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanakampalayam is 638505.** Kanakampalayam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638505 - Gram panchayatKanakampalayam - Community development blockThookanaickenpalayam - Census village code634903 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanakampalayam from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Erode (district HQ)35 km by road - Gobichettipalayam (nearest town)10 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 Kanakampalayam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kanakampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Perumugai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakkampatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Punjaithuraipalayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 Kanakampalayam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, turmeric and banana**. Products made here include door mat, towels, dining tables and clay pots. About 64% of the 903 hectares of village land is sown, and 557 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 Kanakampalayam Of every 100 households in Kanakampalayam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanakampalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****64%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **54% Tap water ****71%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **50% Use banking services ****70%** **53% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****46%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****34%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****86%** **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 Kanakampalayam? ■ Kanakampalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **959 Working population ****60.2%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 59.3% for women. 68% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 733 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,602 (43%) · **■** Household industry 172 (5%) · **■** Other work 985 (26%) · **■** Marginal 245 (7%) 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 - Koshanam7,397 people - Kondayampalayam7,265 people - Alukuli6,974 people - Emmampoondi6,366 people - Vellankovil6,144 people - Kottupullampalayam6,083 people - Ayalur5,980 people - Kugalur5,746 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanakampalayam?638505 - How far is Kanakampalayam from Erode?35 km by road - What is the population of Kanakampalayam?6,209 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanakampalayam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kanakampalayam?67.0% (Census 2011)