# Kolakkamedu Village, Rasipuram, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Rasipuram, Namakkal 

# Kolakkamedu

Kolakkamedu is a village in Rasipuram sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636142**. The 2011 Census counted **206 people in 53 households**, the 89th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 206people (2011)
- 53households
- 54.4%literacy
- 636142PIN code

## Kolakkamedu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolakkamedu is 636142.** Kolakkamedu falls in Rasipuram sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636142
- Gram panchayatUnanthangal
- Community development blockNamagiripettai
- Census village code634535

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kolakkamedu from nearby towns?

- Rasipuram (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Namakkal (district HQ)62 km by road
- Namagiripettai (nearest town)30 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 Kolakkamedu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kolakkamedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Mullukurichi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mullukurichi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kakkaveri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kakkaveri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kolakkamedu known for?

The main crops are **plantain, tapioca and horse gram**. About 14% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kolakkamedu

Of every 100 households in Kolakkamedu in 2011, 75 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kolakkamedu · ■ Rasipuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**62%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**59%

Use banking services ****0%**

**37%

Television ****65%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kolakkamedu?

■ Kolakkamedu · ■ Rasipuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**887

Working population ****64.1%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.8% for men and 51.8% for women. 70% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 88 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (33%) · **■** Other work 1 (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 Rasipuram

- Periasekkadi255 people
- Adakkampudukombai243 people
- Gedamalai218 people
- Pudupallapatti215 people
- Chinnasekkadi187 people
- Melur72 people
- Pachagoundampatti52 people

[All 109 villages in Rasipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolakkamedu?636142
- How far is Kolakkamedu from Namakkal?62 km by road
- What is the population of Kolakkamedu?206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolakkamedu in?Namakkal district (Rasipuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kolakkamedu?54.4% (Census 2011)