# Mottanam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode 

# Mottanam

Mottanam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638458**. The 2011 Census counted **1,111 people in 319 households**, the 50th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 1,111people (2011)
- 319households
- 69.9%literacy
- 638458PIN code

## Mottanam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mottanam is 638458.** Mottanam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638458
- Gram panchayatPolavapalayam
- Community development blockNambiyur
- Census village code634949

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mottanam from nearby towns?

- Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Erode (district HQ)60 km by road
- Nambiyur (nearest town)5 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 Mottanam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mottanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nambiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alukuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Mottanam known for?

The main crops are **coconut, cotton and cattle feed**. Products made here include cloth and clay pots. About 69% of the 461 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Mottanam

Of every 100 households in Mottanam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mottanam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**54%

Tap water ****56%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**50%

Use banking services ****44%**

**53%

Television ****85%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Mottanam?

■ Mottanam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1382**

**959

Working population ****65.8%**

**61.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 59.1% for women. 72% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (8%) · **■** Household industry 301 (41%) · **■** Other work 156 (21%) · **■** Marginal 31 (4%)

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

- Chandrapuram1,597 people
- NanjaiPuliampatti1,522 people
- Puthukkarai1,473 people
- Nathipalayam1,385 people
- Ammapalayam1,102 people
- Avalampalayam960 people
- Singiripalayam889 people
- Irugalur614 people

[All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mottanam?638458
- How far is Mottanam from Erode?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mottanam?1,111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mottanam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mottanam?69.9% (Census 2011)