# Kolaram Village, Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/kolaram/ Village · Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal # Kolaram Kolaram is a village in Paramathi-Velur sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,690 people in 873 households**, the 18th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 2,690people (2011) - 873households - 70.8%literacy - 637201PIN code ## Kolaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kolaram is 637201.** Kolaram falls in Paramathi-Velur sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637201 - Gram panchayatKolaram - Community development blockParamathi - Census village code634711 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolaram from nearby towns? - Paramathi Velur (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)26 km by road - Tiruchengode (nearest town)17 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 Kolaram? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Kolaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruchengode - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Manickampalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kolaram known for? The main crops are **tapioca, coconut and ground nut**. About 57% of the 1,198 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Kolaram Of every 100 households in Kolaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kolaram · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****33%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **53% Tap water ****24%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **45% Use banking services ****47%** **56% Television ****88%** **88% Mobile phone ****63%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****52%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****91%** **89% 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 Kolaram? ■ Kolaram · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **70.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **895 Working population ****58.7%** **58.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 59.0% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 408 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 500 (32%) · **■** Household industry 66 (4%) · **■** Other work 398 (25%) · **■** Marginal 207 (13%) 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 Paramathi-Velur - Selur3,152 people - Sittampoondi3,131 people - Nadandai2,838 people - Irukkur2,733 people - Kumarapalayam2,681 people - Kottamangalam2,534 people - Viranampalayam2,451 people - Ellampalli2,444 people [All 61 villages in Paramathi-Velur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolaram?637201 - How far is Kolaram from Namakkal?26 km by road - What is the population of Kolaram?2,690 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolaram in?Namakkal district (Paramathi-Velur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kolaram?70.8% (Census 2011)