# Koshanam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/koshanam/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Koshanam Koshanam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638458**. The 2011 Census counted **7,397 people in 2,321 households**, the 7th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 7,397people (2011) - 2,321households - 65.7%literacy - 638458PIN code ## Koshanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Koshanam is 638458.** Koshanam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638458 - Gram panchayatKoshanam - Community development blockNambiyur - Census village code634943 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Koshanam from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Erode (district HQ)60 km by road - Nambiyur (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 Koshanam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Koshanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nambiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Alukuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam - ○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 market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Koshanam known for? The main crops are **turmeric, tobacco and coconut**. Products made here include jaggery, clay pots and palm leaf products. About 71% of the 2,086 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Koshanam Of every 100 households in Koshanam in 2011, 83 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Koshanam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **89% Toilet within the home ****14%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **54% Tap water ****64%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **50% Use banking services ****37%** **53% Television ****84%** **83% Mobile phone ****60%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****39%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **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 Koshanam? ■ Koshanam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **959 Working population ****63.7%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 54.5% for women. 71% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,238 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 988 (21%) · **■** Household industry 165 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,608 (34%) · **■** Marginal 716 (15%) 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 - Siruvalur7,923 people - Karattupalayam7,835 people - Modachur7,666 people - Punjaithuraipalayam7,568 people - Kondayampalayam7,265 people - Alukuli6,974 people - Emmampoondi6,366 people - Kanakampalayam6,209 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Koshanam?638458 - How far is Koshanam from Erode?60 km by road - What is the population of Koshanam?7,397 (Census 2011) - Which district is Koshanam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Koshanam?65.7% (Census 2011)