# Ellapalayam Village, Rasipuram, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/ellapalayam/ Village · Rasipuram, Namakkal # Ellapalayam Ellapalayam is a village in Rasipuram sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637401**. The 2011 Census counted **790 people in 217 households**, the 66th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 790people (2011) - 217households - 63.2%literacy - 637401PIN code ## Ellapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ellapalayam is 637401.** Ellapalayam falls in Rasipuram sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637401 - Gram panchayatKurukkapuram - Community development blockRasipuram - Census village code634545 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ellapalayam from nearby towns? - Rasipuram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)36 km by road - Pillanallur (nearest town)1 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 Ellapalayam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ellapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Andagalur Gate - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Namagiripettai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Ellapalayam known for? The main crops are **maize, ground nut and tapioca**. Products made here include thread and cloths. About 47% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Ellapalayam Of every 100 households in Ellapalayam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ellapalayam · ■ Rasipuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **88% Toilet within the home ****16%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **62% Tap water ****92%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **59% Use banking services ****34%** **37% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****70%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****86%** **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 Ellapalayam? ■ Ellapalayam · ■ Rasipuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714** **887 Working population ****56.7%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 53.9% for women. 65% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (10%) · **■** Household industry 24 (5%) · **■** Other work 260 (58%) · **■** Marginal 89 (20%) 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 Rasipuram - Palanthinnipatti850 people - Alathurnadu828 people - Anaikattipalayam814 people - Malaiyampalayam805 people - Karaiampatti775 people - Vadugam Muniappampalayam763 people - Porasalapattti716 people - Ponkurichi708 people [All 109 villages in Rasipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ellapalayam?637401 - How far is Ellapalayam from Namakkal?36 km by road - What is the population of Ellapalayam?790 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ellapalayam in?Namakkal district (Rasipuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ellapalayam?63.2% (Census 2011)