# Nichampalayam Village, Perundurai, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/nichampalayam/ Village · Perundurai, Erode # Nichampalayam Nichampalayam is a village in Perundurai sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638055**. The 2011 Census counted **4,698 people in 1,449 households**, the 7th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 4,698people (2011) - 1,449households - 65.9%literacy - 638055PIN code ## Nichampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nichampalayam is 638055.** Nichampalayam falls in Perundurai sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638055 - Gram panchayatNichampalayam - Community development blockPerundurai - Census village code634963 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nichampalayam from nearby towns? - Perundurai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Erode (district HQ)30 km by road - Nallampatti (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 Nichampalayam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Nichampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nallampatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Karumandi Chellipalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perundurai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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)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 Nichampalayam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and turmeric**. Products made here include clay pots. About 69% of the 1,232 hectares of village land is sown, and 281 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 Nichampalayam Of every 100 households in Nichampalayam in 2011, 74 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nichampalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **91% Toilet within the home ****17%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **64% Tap water ****86%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **37% Use banking services ****48%** **56% Television ****87%** **88% Mobile phone ****59%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****44%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Nichampalayam? ■ Nichampalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802** **953 Working population ****60.0%** **56.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 56.1% for women. 67% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 942 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,064 (38%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 554 (20%) · **■** Marginal 231 (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 Perundurai - Murungatholuvu7,097 people - Ingur5,986 people - Kavundachipalayam5,153 people - Ekkattampalayam4,720 people - Thingalur4,541 people - Pandiampalayam4,258 people - Palakarai3,570 people - Basuvapatti3,406 people [All 62 villages in Perundurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nichampalayam?638055 - How far is Nichampalayam from Erode?30 km by road - What is the population of Nichampalayam?4,698 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nichampalayam in?Erode district (Perundurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nichampalayam?65.9% (Census 2011)