# Pappampalayam Village, Perundurai, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/pappampalayam/ Village · Perundurai, Erode # Pappampalayam Pappampalayam is a village in Perundurai sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638055**. The 2011 Census counted **1,319 people in 414 households**, the 35th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 1,319people (2011) - 414households - 64.5%literacy - 638055PIN code ## Pappampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pappampalayam is 638055.** Pappampalayam falls in Perundurai sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638055 - Gram panchayatPappampalayam - Community development blockPerundurai - Census village code634982 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pappampalayam from nearby towns? - Perundurai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Erode (district HQ)30 km by road - Nallampatti (nearest town)7 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 Pappampalayam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pappampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thingalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Karumandi Chellipalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perundurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 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 Pappampalayam known for? The main crops are **banana and turmeric**. Products made here include cloth and palm sugar. About 82% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Pappampalayam Of every 100 households in Pappampalayam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Pappampalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **91% Toilet within the home ****32%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **64% Tap water ****24%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **37% Use banking services ****48%** **56% Television ****85%** **88% Mobile phone ****64%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****52%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****85%** **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 Pappampalayam? ■ Pappampalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790** **953 Working population ****61.8%** **56.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.9% for men and 56.2% for women. 69% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 226 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (32%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 289 (35%) · **■** Marginal 24 (3%) 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 - Voipadi1,791 people - Karukkapalayam1,634 people - Kullampalayam1,388 people - Kuthampalayam1,364 people - Karandipalayam1,231 people - Ponmudi1,219 people - Pudupalayam .1,217 people - Kuppuchipalayam1,209 people [All 62 villages in Perundurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pappampalayam?638055 - How far is Pappampalayam from Erode?30 km by road - What is the population of Pappampalayam?1,319 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pappampalayam in?Erode district (Perundurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pappampalayam?64.5% (Census 2011)