# Orathupalayam Village, Perundurai, Erode (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Perundurai, Erode 

# Orathupalayam

Orathupalayam is a village in Perundurai sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638051**. The 2011 Census counted **385 people in 133 households**, the 58th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 385people (2011)
- 133households
- 56.9%literacy
- 638051PIN code

## Orathupalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Orathupalayam is 638051.** Orathupalayam falls in Perundurai sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638051
- Gram panchayatEllaigramam
- Community development blockChennimalai
- Census village code635013

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

## How far is Orathupalayam from nearby towns?

- Perundurai (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Erode (district HQ)36 km by road
- Chennimalai (nearest town)12 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 Orathupalayam?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Orathupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ellaigramam
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ekkattampalayam
- ○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
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Orathupalayam known for?

The main crops are **coconut and cattle feeds**. Products made here include bed sheet. About 56% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Orathupalayam

Of every 100 households in Orathupalayam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Orathupalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**64%

Tap water ****100%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**56%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**37%

Use banking services ****84%**

**56%

Television ****92%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Orathupalayam?

■ Orathupalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**953

Working population ****64.4%**

**56.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 47.0% for women. 71% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 113 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (27%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 64 (26%)

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

- Kandampalayam717 people
- Olapalayam646 people
- Marappanaickampalayam544 people
- Kongampalayam388 people
- Periyavilamalai352 people
- Sinnavilamalai223 people
- Nanjai Palatholuvu179 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Orathupalayam?638051
- How far is Orathupalayam from Erode?36 km by road
- What is the population of Orathupalayam?385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Orathupalayam in?Erode district (Perundurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Orathupalayam?56.9% (Census 2011)