# Appipalayam Village, Karur, Karur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/karur/appipalayam/ Village · Karur, Karur # Appipalayam Appipalayam is a village in Karur sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639003**. The 2011 Census counted **2,686 people in 790 households**, the 22nd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%. - 2,686people (2011) - 790households - 69.1%literacy - 639003PIN code ## Appipalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Appipalayam is 639003.** Appipalayam falls in Karur sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639003 - Gram panchayatAppipalayam - Community development blockThanthoni - Census village code635569 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Appipalayam from nearby towns? - Karur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Karur (district HQ)14 km by road - Karur (nearest town)14 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 Appipalayam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Appipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karuppampalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Karur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirumanilaiyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 · 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 Appipalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include milk products and cattle feed. About 16% of the 945 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Appipalayam Of every 100 households in Appipalayam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Appipalayam · ■ Karur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****15%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **68% Tap water ****80%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **50% Use banking services ****26%** **39% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****70%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****49%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****90%** **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 Appipalayam? ■ Appipalayam · ■ Karur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **71.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742** **923 Working population ****57.2%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 67% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 295 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 780 (51%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 427 (28%) · **■** Marginal 23 (1%) 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 Karur - P.Kadambankurichi3,201 people - Thirukkattuthurai3,011 people - Koyamballi2,951 people - Pallapalayam2,854 people - Vettamangalam2,657 people - Melapalayam2,462 people - Nanjaipugalur2,458 people - Emur2,263 people [All 34 villages in Karur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/karur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Appipalayam?639003 - How far is Appipalayam from Karur?14 km by road - What is the population of Appipalayam?2,686 (Census 2011) - Which district is Appipalayam in?Karur district (Karur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Appipalayam?69.1% (Census 2011)