# Olalakovil Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/olalakovil/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Olalakovil Olalakovil is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638460**. The 2011 Census counted **4,993 people in 1,537 households**, the 19th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 4,993people (2011) - 1,537households - 66.9%literacy - 638460PIN code ## Olalakovil PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Olalakovil is 638460.** Olalakovil falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638460 - Gram panchayatOlalakovil - Community development blockNambiyur - Census village code634951 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Olalakovil from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Erode (district HQ)63 km by road - Nambiyur (nearest town)7 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 Olalakovil? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Olalakovil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○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 - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Olalakovil known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and cotton**. Products made here include clay pots and palm leaf products. About 71% of the 1,754 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 Olalakovil Of every 100 households in Olalakovil in 2011, 89 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Olalakovil · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****26%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **54% Tap water ****59%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **50% Use banking services ****72%** **53% Television ****89%** **83% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****45%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****90%** **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 Olalakovil? ■ Olalakovil · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1163** **959 Working population ****58.6%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 55.4% for women. 71% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,002 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 428 (15%) · **■** Household industry 82 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,131 (39%) · **■** Marginal 282 (10%) 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 - Kugalur5,746 people - Vellalapalayam5,596 people - Kongarpalayam5,346 people - Pulavakalipalayam5,125 people - Nagadevampalayam4,873 people - Anjanur4,302 people - Kurumandur4,190 people - Kadathur4,171 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Olalakovil?638460 - How far is Olalakovil from Erode?63 km by road - What is the population of Olalakovil?4,993 (Census 2011) - Which district is Olalakovil in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Olalakovil?66.9% (Census 2011)