# Poovampalayam Village, Perundurai, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/poovampalayam/ Village · Perundurai, Erode # Poovampalayam Poovampalayam is a village in Perundurai sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638052**. The 2011 Census counted **846 people in 262 households**, the 48th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 846people (2011) - 262households - 89.8%literacy - 638052PIN code ## Poovampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poovampalayam is 638052.** Poovampalayam falls in Perundurai sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638052 - Gram panchayatThiruvachi - Community development blockPerundurai - Census village code634972 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poovampalayam from nearby towns? - Perundurai (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Erode (district HQ)18 km by road - Karumandi Chellipalayam (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 Poovampalayam? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Poovampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruvachi - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Perundurai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Karumandi Chellipalayam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Perundurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Poovampalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and turmeric**. Products made here include rice and sugar. About 44% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Poovampalayam Of every 100 households in Poovampalayam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 72 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Poovampalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **91% Toilet within the home ****83%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **64% Tap water ****96%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%** **37% Use banking services ****91%** **56% Television ****96%** **88% Mobile phone ****88%** **66% Computer with internet ****6%** **2% Two-wheeler ****72%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****62%** **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 Poovampalayam? ■ Poovampalayam · ■ Perundurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976** **953 Working population ****41.1%** **56.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.2% for men and 84.7% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 76 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 241 (69%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%) 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 - Chinnamallampalayam1,029 people - Mukasi Pulavapalayam1,020 people - Kodumanal868 people - Talayampalayam865 people - Sungakarampalayam834 people - Madathupalayam800 people - Sellappampalayam767 people - Kallakulam763 people [All 62 villages in Perundurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poovampalayam?638052 - How far is Poovampalayam from Erode?18 km by road - What is the population of Poovampalayam?846 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poovampalayam in?Erode district (Perundurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poovampalayam?89.8% (Census 2011)