# Polavapalayam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/polavapalayam/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Polavapalayam Polavapalayam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638458**. The 2011 Census counted **1,789 people in 529 households**, the 43rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 1,789people (2011) - 529households - 66.8%literacy - 638458PIN code ## Polavapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Polavapalayam is 638458.** Polavapalayam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638458 - Gram panchayatPolavapalayam - Community development blockNambiyur - Census village code634948 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Polavapalayam from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Erode (district HQ)65 km by road - Nambiyur (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 Polavapalayam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Polavapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nambiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakkampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Polavapalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and sugarcane**. Products made here include electricity. About 81% of the 531 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Polavapalayam Of every 100 households in Polavapalayam in 2011, 83 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Polavapalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **89% Toilet within the home ****23%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **54% Tap water ****68%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **50% Use banking services ****57%** **53% Television ****84%** **83% Mobile phone ****68%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****92%** **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 Polavapalayam? ■ Polavapalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1197** **959 Working population ****67.0%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 56.2% for women. 70% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 337 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 514 (43%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 275 (23%) · **■** Marginal 63 (5%) 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 - Mevani2,089 people - Andipalayam2,025 people - Odayagoundanpalayam1,874 people - Lagampalayam1,847 people - Nanjaigopi1,758 people - Talguni1,693 people - Chandrapuram1,597 people - NanjaiPuliampatti1,522 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Polavapalayam?638458 - How far is Polavapalayam from Erode?65 km by road - What is the population of Polavapalayam?1,789 (Census 2011) - Which district is Polavapalayam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Polavapalayam?66.8% (Census 2011)