# Santhipalayam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/santhipalayam/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Santhipalayam Santhipalayam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638110**. The 2011 Census counted **4,050 people in 1,268 households**, the 25th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 4,050people (2011) - 1,268households - 66.7%literacy - 638110PIN code ## Santhipalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Santhipalayam is 638110.** Santhipalayam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638110 - Gram panchayatGettichaviyur - Community development blockNambiyur - Census village code634954 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Santhipalayam from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Erode (district HQ)40 km by road - Kolappalur (nearest town)3 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 Santhipalayam? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Santhipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakkampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Santhipalayam known for? The main crops are **turmeric, sugarcane and maize**. Products made here include palm sugar. About 65% of the 926 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Santhipalayam Of every 100 households in Santhipalayam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Santhipalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **89% Toilet within the home ****27%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **54% Tap water ****51%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **50% Use banking services ****62%** **53% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****36%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****82%** **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 Santhipalayam? ■ Santhipalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1101** **959 Working population ****59.0%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 57.0% for women. 70% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 516 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 910 (38%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 899 (38%) · **■** Marginal 47 (2%) 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 - Anjanur4,302 people - Kurumandur4,190 people - Kadathur4,171 people - Sundakkampalayam4,134 people - Savandapur3,743 people - Arrakkankottaigramam3,690 people - Vemandampalayam3,663 people - Perundalaiyur3,387 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Santhipalayam?638110 - How far is Santhipalayam from Erode?40 km by road - What is the population of Santhipalayam?4,050 (Census 2011) - Which district is Santhipalayam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Santhipalayam?66.7% (Census 2011)