# Moongilpalayam Village, Perundurai, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/moongilpalayam/ Village · Perundurai, Erode # Moongilpalayam Moongilpalayam is a village in Perundurai sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638056**. The 2011 Census counted **3,283 people in 967 households**, the 12th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 3,283people (2011) - 967households - 73.8%literacy - 638056PIN code ## Moongilpalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Moongilpalayam is 638056.** Moongilpalayam falls in Perundurai sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638056 - Gram panchayatMoongilpalayam - Community development blockPerundurai - Census village code634986 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Moongilpalayam from nearby towns? - Perundurai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Erode (district HQ)30 km by road - Perundurai (nearest town)10 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 Moongilpalayam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Moongilpalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vijayapuri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karumandi Chellipalayam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Perundurai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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)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 Moongilpalayam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, banana and turmeric**. Products made here include textiles. About 46% of the 680 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 Moongilpalayam Of every 100 households in Moongilpalayam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Moongilpalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **91% Toilet within the home ****47%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **64% Tap water ****90%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **37% Use banking services ****66%** **56% Television ****84%** **88% Mobile phone ****69%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****47%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****72%** **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 Moongilpalayam? ■ Moongilpalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805** **953 Working population ****61.0%** **56.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 66.4% for women. 67% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 721 (36%) · **■** Household industry 133 (7%) · **■** Other work 867 (43%) · **■** Marginal 83 (4%) 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 - Thingalur4,541 people - Pandiampalayam4,258 people - Palakarai3,570 people - Basuvapatti3,406 people - Pattackarampalayam3,187 people - Periyaveerasangili3,103 people - Sullipalayam2,990 people - Singanallur2,833 people [All 62 villages in Perundurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Moongilpalayam?638056 - How far is Moongilpalayam from Erode?30 km by road - What is the population of Moongilpalayam?3,283 (Census 2011) - Which district is Moongilpalayam in?Erode district (Perundurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Moongilpalayam?73.8% (Census 2011)