# Ekkattampalayam Village, Perundurai, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/ekkattampalayam/ Village · Perundurai, Erode # Ekkattampalayam Ekkattampalayam is a village in Perundurai sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638051**. The 2011 Census counted **4,720 people in 1,506 households**, the 6th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 4,720people (2011) - 1,506households - 64.4%literacy - 638051PIN code ## Ekkattampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ekkattampalayam is 638051.** Ekkattampalayam falls in Perundurai sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638051 - Gram panchayatEkkattampalayam - Community development blockChennimalai - Census village code635015 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ekkattampalayam from nearby towns? - Perundurai (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Erode (district HQ)27 km by road - Chennimalai (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 Ekkattampalayam? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Ekkattampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Karumandi Chellipalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perundurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Ekkattampalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and turmeric**. Products made here include bed sheet. About 48% of the 1,384 hectares of village land is sown, and 529 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 Ekkattampalayam Of every 100 households in Ekkattampalayam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Ekkattampalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****24%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **64% Tap water ****55%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **37% Use banking services ****50%** **56% Television ****88%** **88% Mobile phone ****65%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****51%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **84% 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 Ekkattampalayam? ■ Ekkattampalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **953 Working population ****63.2%** **56.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 55.1% for women. 69% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 600 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,161 (39%) · **■** Household industry 94 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,081 (36%) · **■** Marginal 48 (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 Perundurai - Thenmugam Vellode8,897 people - Murungatholuvu7,097 people - Ingur5,986 people - Kavundachipalayam5,153 people - Nichampalayam4,698 people - Thingalur4,541 people - Pandiampalayam4,258 people - Palakarai3,570 people [All 62 villages in Perundurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ekkattampalayam?638051 - How far is Ekkattampalayam from Erode?27 km by road - What is the population of Ekkattampalayam?4,720 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ekkattampalayam in?Erode district (Perundurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ekkattampalayam?64.4% (Census 2011)