# Madathupalayam Village, Perundurai, Erode (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Perundurai, Erode 

# Madathupalayam

Madathupalayam is a village in Perundurai sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638055**. The 2011 Census counted **800 people in 260 households**, the 50th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 800people (2011)
- 260households
- 63.1%literacy
- 638055PIN code

## Madathupalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Madathupalayam is 638055.** Madathupalayam falls in Perundurai sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638055
- Gram panchayatMadathupalayam
- Community development blockPerundurai
- Census village code634958

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Madathupalayam from nearby towns?

- Perundurai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Erode (district HQ)33 km by road
- Karumandi Chellipalayam (nearest town)15 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 Madathupalayam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Madathupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thingalur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karumandi Chellipalayam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kunnathur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 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 Madathupalayam known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, corn and coconut**. Products made here include clay pots. About 72% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Madathupalayam

Of every 100 households in Madathupalayam in 2011, 83 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Madathupalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**64%

Tap water ****90%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**56%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**37%

Use banking services ****51%**

**56%

Television ****86%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Madathupalayam?

■ Madathupalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**953

Working population ****63.0%**

**56.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 56.8% for women. 70% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (39%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 173 (34%) · **■** Marginal 103 (20%)

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

- Kodumanal868 people
- Talayampalayam865 people
- Poovampalayam846 people
- Sungakarampalayam834 people
- Sellappampalayam767 people
- Kallakulam763 people
- Unjapalayam723 people
- Kandampalayam717 people

[All 62 villages in Perundurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madathupalayam?638055
- How far is Madathupalayam from Erode?33 km by road
- What is the population of Madathupalayam?800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madathupalayam in?Erode district (Perundurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Madathupalayam?63.1% (Census 2011)