# Kongarpalayam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/kongarpalayam/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Kongarpalayam Kongarpalayam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638506**. The 2011 Census counted **5,346 people in 1,692 households**, the 17th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 5,346people (2011) - 1,692households - 60.6%literacy - 638506PIN code ## Kongarpalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kongarpalayam is 638506.** Kongarpalayam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638506 - Gram panchayatKongarpalyam - Community development blockThookanaickenpalayam - Census village code634899 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kongarpalayam from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Erode (district HQ)48 km by road - Vaniputhur (nearest town)3 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 Kongarpalayam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kongarpalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○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 - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 12 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 Kongarpalayam known for? The main crops are **onion, banana and turmeric**. About 48% of the 1,084 hectares of village land is sown, and 447 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 Kongarpalayam Of every 100 households in Kongarpalayam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kongarpalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **89% Toilet within the home ****26%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **54% Tap water ****76%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **50% Use banking services ****56%** **53% Television ****81%** **83% Mobile phone ****52%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****29%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****9%** **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 Kongarpalayam? ■ Kongarpalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109** **959 Working population ****63.8%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 51.9% for women. 68% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 679 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,096 (61%) · **■** Household industry 62 (2%) · **■** Other work 530 (16%) · **■** Marginal 44 (1%) 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 - Kottupullampalayam6,083 people - Ayalur5,980 people - Kugalur5,746 people - Vellalapalayam5,596 people - Pulavakalipalayam5,125 people - Olalakovil4,993 people - Nagadevampalayam4,873 people - Anjanur4,302 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kongarpalayam?638506 - How far is Kongarpalayam from Erode?48 km by road - What is the population of Kongarpalayam?5,346 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kongarpalayam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kongarpalayam?60.6% (Census 2011)