# Kugalur Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/kugalur/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Kugalur Kugalur is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638455**. The 2011 Census counted **5,746 people in 1,867 households**, the 15th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 5,746people (2011) - 1,867households - 69.3%literacy - 638455PIN code ## Kugalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kugalur is 638455.** Kugalur falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638455 - Gram panchayatBommanaickanpalayam - Community development blockGobichettipalayam - Census village code634909 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kugalur from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Erode (district HQ)41 km by road - Kuhalur (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 Kugalur? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Kugalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Kugalur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakkampatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 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 Kugalur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, turmeric and banana**. About 54% of the 874 hectares of village land is sown, and 472 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 Kugalur Of every 100 households in Kugalur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kugalur · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****55%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **54% Tap water ****82%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **50% Use banking services ****47%** **53% Television ****80%** **83% Mobile phone ****50%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****35%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **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 Kugalur? ■ Kugalur · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805** **959 Working population ****59.7%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 61.0% for women. 69% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 595 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 789 (23%) · **■** Household industry 175 (5%) · **■** Other work 940 (27%) · **■** Marginal 934 (27%) 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 - Kanakampalayam6,209 people - Vellankovil6,144 people - Kottupullampalayam6,083 people - Ayalur5,980 people - Vellalapalayam5,596 people - Kongarpalayam5,346 people - Pulavakalipalayam5,125 people - Olalakovil4,993 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kugalur?638455 - How far is Kugalur from Erode?41 km by road - What is the population of Kugalur?5,746 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kugalur in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kugalur?69.3% (Census 2011)