# Nichampalayam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/nichampalayam/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Nichampalayam Nichampalayam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638110**. The 2011 Census counted **2,323 people in 720 households**, the 36th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 2,323people (2011) - 720households - 57.8%literacy - 638110PIN code ## Nichampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nichampalayam is 638110.** Nichampalayam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638110 - Gram panchayatGettichaviyur - Community development blockNambiyur - Census village code634956 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nichampalayam from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Erode (district HQ)40 km by road - Kolappalur (nearest town)6 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 Nichampalayam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Nichampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Santhipalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakkampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Nichampalayam known for? The main crops are **turmeric and sugarcane**. About 70% of the 658 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Nichampalayam Of every 100 households in Nichampalayam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nichampalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **89% Toilet within the home ****9%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **54% Tap water ****46%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **50% Use banking services ****54%** **53% Television ****87%** **83% Mobile phone ****52%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **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 Nichampalayam? ■ Nichampalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066** **959 Working population ****69.8%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.6% for men and 47.0% for women. 75% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 562 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 572 (35%) · **■** Household industry 57 (4%) · **■** Other work 418 (26%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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 - Kullampalayam3,089 people - Pullappanaickenpalayam3,029 people - Sinnaripalayam2,604 people - Kadukkampalayam2,467 people - Pariyur2,265 people - Akkaraikodiveri2,263 people - Mevani2,089 people - Andipalayam2,025 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nichampalayam?638110 - How far is Nichampalayam from Erode?40 km by road - What is the population of Nichampalayam?2,323 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nichampalayam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nichampalayam?57.8% (Census 2011)