# Kavandampalayam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/kavandampalayam/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Kavandampalayam Kavandampalayam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638506**. The 2011 Census counted **3,103 people in 921 households**, the 31st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 3,103people (2011) - 921households - 56.3%literacy - 638506PIN code ## Kavandampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kavandampalayam is 638506.** Kavandampalayam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638506 - Gram panchayatKongarpalyam - Community development blockThookanaickenpalayam - Census village code634900 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kavandampalayam from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Erode (district HQ)40 km by road - Vaniputhur (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 Kavandampalayam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kavandampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kongarpalayam - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Punjaithuraipalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakkampatti - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Punjaithuraipalayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 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)9 h summer · 7 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 Kavandampalayam known for? The main crops are **plantain, sugarcane and turmeric**. About 54% of the 465 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Kavandampalayam Of every 100 households in Kavandampalayam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kavandampalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****32%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **54% Tap water ****61%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **50% Use banking services ****53%** **53% Television ****77%** **83% Mobile phone ****53%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****38%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****87%** **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 Kavandampalayam? ■ Kavandampalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **959 Working population ****67.0%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.2% for men and 49.4% for women. 69% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 492 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,085 (52%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 300 (14%) · **■** Marginal 189 (9%) 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 - Arrakkankottaigramam3,690 people - Vemandampalayam3,663 people - Perundalaiyur3,387 people - Gudakkarai3,289 people - Kullampalayam3,089 people - Pullappanaickenpalayam3,029 people - Sinnaripalayam2,604 people - Kadukkampalayam2,467 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kavandampalayam?638506 - How far is Kavandampalayam from Erode?40 km by road - What is the population of Kavandampalayam?3,103 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kavandampalayam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kavandampalayam?56.3% (Census 2011)