# Sunkakaranpalayam Village, Sathyamangalam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/sathyamangalam/sunkakaranpalayam/ Village · Sathyamangalam, Erode # Sunkakaranpalayam Sunkakaranpalayam is a village in Sathyamangalam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638459**. The 2011 Census counted **1,778 people in 533 households**, the 49th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%. - 1,778people (2011) - 533households - 57.6%literacy - 638459PIN code ## Sunkakaranpalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sunkakaranpalayam is 638459.** Sunkakaranpalayam falls in Sathyamangalam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638459 - Gram panchayatDesipalayam - Community development blockBhavanisagar - Census village code634822 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sunkakaranpalayam from nearby towns? - Sathyamangalam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Erode (district HQ)84 km by road - Punjaipuliampatti (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 Sunkakaranpalayam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sunkakaranpalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panayampalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Malayadipudur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Punjaipuliampatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Sunkakaranpalayam known for? The main crops are **ground nut and tobacco**. Products made here include cotton. About 63% of the 389 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Sunkakaranpalayam Of every 100 households in Sunkakaranpalayam in 2011, 80 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sunkakaranpalayam · ■ Sathyamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **81% Toilet within the home ****12%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **70% Tap water ****98%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **58% Use banking services ****44%** **46% Television ****75%** **84% Mobile phone ****41%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **88% 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 Sunkakaranpalayam? ■ Sunkakaranpalayam · ■ Sathyamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%** **61.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **966 Working population ****58.1%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.8% for men and 46.9% for women. 67% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 347 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 377 (36%) · **■** Marginal 149 (14%) 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 Sathyamangalam - Karidoddampalayam1,868 people - Karalavadi1,860 people - Punjaipuliampatti1,793 people - Chikkahajanur1,788 people - Ayyampalayam1,757 people - Gettavadi1,751 people - Marayeepalayam1,699 people - Periyakallipatti1,595 people [All 75 villages in Sathyamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/sathyamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sunkakaranpalayam?638459 - How far is Sunkakaranpalayam from Erode?84 km by road - What is the population of Sunkakaranpalayam?1,778 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sunkakaranpalayam in?Erode district (Sathyamangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sunkakaranpalayam?57.6% (Census 2011)