# Pillapalayam Village, Krishnarayapuram, Karur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/krishnarayapuram/pillapalayam/ Village · Krishnarayapuram, Karur # Pillapalayam Pillapalayam is a village in Krishnarayapuram sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639105**. The 2011 Census counted **4,671 people in 1,206 households**, the 10th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 4,671people (2011) - 1,206households - 80.1%literacy - 639105PIN code ## Pillapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pillapalayam is 639105.** Pillapalayam falls in Krishnarayapuram sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639105 - Gram panchayatPillapalayam - Community development blockKrishnarayapuram - Census village code635595 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pillapalayam from nearby towns? - Krishnarayapuram (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Karur (district HQ)35 km by road - P. J. Cholapuram (nearest town)10 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 Pillapalayam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pillapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kallapalli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kulithalai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kulithalai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 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 Pillapalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and sugarcane**. About 57% of the 1,092 hectares of village land is sown, and 621 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 Pillapalayam Of every 100 households in Pillapalayam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pillapalayam · ■ Krishnarayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **89% Toilet within the home ****26%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **75% Tap water ****87%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **66% Use banking services ****40%** **45% Television ****90%** **88% Mobile phone ****50%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 Pillapalayam? ■ Pillapalayam · ■ Krishnarayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **949 Working population ****48.1%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 72.8% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,698 (76%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 409 (18%) · **■** Marginal 20 (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 Krishnarayapuram - Balarajapuram5,720 people - Mahadhanapuram5,396 people - Pappakkapatti5,354 people - Pothuravuthanpatti5,263 people - Mayanur4,574 people - Panjapatti4,278 people - Vayalur3,899 people - Sengal3,849 people [All 22 villages in Krishnarayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/krishnarayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pillapalayam?639105 - How far is Pillapalayam from Karur?35 km by road - What is the population of Pillapalayam?4,671 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pillapalayam in?Karur district (Krishnarayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pillapalayam?80.1% (Census 2011)