# Karattupalayam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/karattupalayam/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Karattupalayam Karattupalayam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638457**. The 2011 Census counted **7,835 people in 2,419 households**, the 4th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 7,835people (2011) - 2,419households - 60.8%literacy - 638457PIN code ## Karattupalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karattupalayam is 638457.** Karattupalayam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638457 - Gram panchayatKarattupalayam - Community development blockNambiyur - Census village code634929 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karattupalayam from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Erode (district HQ)47 km by road - Kasipalayam (nearest town)2 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 Karattupalayam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Karattupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurumandur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Alukuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Karattupalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. Products made here include rice, clay pots and palm leaf products. About 63% of the 2,003 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,268 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 Karattupalayam Of every 100 households in Karattupalayam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Karattupalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****40%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **54% Tap water ****77%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **50% Use banking services ****54%** **53% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****7%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****88%** **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 Karattupalayam? ■ Karattupalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **959 Working population ****62.4%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.5% for men and 52.0% for women. 69% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,563 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,783 (36%) · **■** Household industry 70 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,275 (26%) · **■** Marginal 200 (4%) 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 - Kalingiyam9,722 people - Perumugai8,314 people - Siruvalur7,923 people - Modachur7,666 people - Punjaithuraipalayam7,568 people - Koshanam7,397 people - Kondayampalayam7,265 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karattupalayam?638457 - How far is Karattupalayam from Erode?47 km by road - What is the population of Karattupalayam?7,835 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karattupalayam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Karattupalayam?60.8% (Census 2011)