# Punjaithuraipalayam Village, Gobichettipalayam – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/punjaithuraipalayam/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Punjaithuraipalayam Punjaithuraipalayam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638506**. The 2011 Census counted **7,568 people in 2,372 households**, the 6th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 7,568people (2011) - 2,372households - 64.9%literacy - 638506PIN code ## Punjaithuraipalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Punjaithuraipalayam is 638506.** Punjaithuraipalayam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638506 - Gram panchayatPunjaithuraiyampalayam - Community development blockThookanaickenpalayam - Census village code634901 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punjaithuraipalayam from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Erode (district HQ)40 km by road - Vaniputhur (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 Punjaithuraipalayam? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Punjaithuraipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 college5–10 km · Lakkampatti - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Punjaithuraipalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. Products made here include door mat and clay pots. About 65% of the 1,373 hectares of village land is sown, and 843 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 Punjaithuraipalayam Of every 100 households in Punjaithuraipalayam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Punjaithuraipalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****46%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **54% Tap water ****76%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **50% Use banking services ****68%** **53% Television ****77%** **83% Mobile phone ****55%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****34%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **7% Own their home ****77%** **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 Punjaithuraipalayam? ■ Punjaithuraipalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899** **959 Working population ****58.5%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 57.3% for women. 66% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 643 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,305 (52%) · **■** Household industry 96 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,048 (24%) · **■** Marginal 337 (8%) 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 - Perumugai8,314 people - Siruvalur7,923 people - Karattupalayam7,835 people - Modachur7,666 people - Koshanam7,397 people - Kondayampalayam7,265 people - Alukuli6,974 people - Emmampoondi6,366 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Punjaithuraipalayam?638506 - How far is Punjaithuraipalayam from Erode?40 km by road - What is the population of Punjaithuraipalayam?7,568 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punjaithuraipalayam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Punjaithuraipalayam?64.9% (Census 2011)