# Lagampalayam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/lagampalayam/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Lagampalayam Lagampalayam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638462**. The 2011 Census counted **1,847 people in 538 households**, the 42nd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 1,847people (2011) - 538households - 66.8%literacy - 638462PIN code ## Lagampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lagampalayam is 638462.** Lagampalayam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638462 - Gram panchayatLagampalayam - Community development blockNambiyur - Census village code634946 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lagampalayam from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)48 km by road - Erode (district HQ)75 km by road - Nambiyur (nearest town)10 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 Lagampalayam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Lagampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vemandampalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakkampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Lagampalayam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, banana and turmeric**. Products made here include palm sugar. About 84% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Lagampalayam Of every 100 households in Lagampalayam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lagampalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****12%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **54% Tap water ****80%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **50% Use banking services ****30%** **53% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****59%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****32%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **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 Lagampalayam? ■ Lagampalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065** **959 Working population ****61.0%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 54.6% for women. 69% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 207 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (15%) · **■** Household industry 92 (8%) · **■** Other work 409 (36%) · **■** Marginal 248 (22%) 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 - Akkaraikodiveri2,263 people - Mevani2,089 people - Andipalayam2,025 people - Odayagoundanpalayam1,874 people - Polavapalayam1,789 people - Nanjaigopi1,758 people - Talguni1,693 people - Chandrapuram1,597 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lagampalayam?638462 - How far is Lagampalayam from Erode?75 km by road - What is the population of Lagampalayam?1,847 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lagampalayam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Lagampalayam?66.8% (Census 2011)