# Pudupalayam Village, Rasipuram, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/pudupalayam/ Village · Rasipuram, Namakkal # Pudupalayam Pudupalayam is a village in Rasipuram sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637408**. The 2011 Census counted **5,642 people in 1,650 households**, the 8th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 5,642people (2011) - 1,650households - 71.8%literacy - 637408PIN code ## Pudupalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pudupalayam is 637408.** Pudupalayam falls in Rasipuram sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637408 - Gram panchayatPudupalayam - Community development blockVennanthur - Census village code634500 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pudupalayam from nearby towns? - Rasipuram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)25 km by road - Rasipuram (nearest town)3 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 Pudupalayam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Pudupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn 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 - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 college5–10 km · Kurukapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Masakkalipatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Pudupalayam known for? The main crops are **tapioca, maize and ground nut**. Products made here include sago, milk, pottery, bricks and baskets. About 41% of the 744 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Pudupalayam Of every 100 households in Pudupalayam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Pudupalayam · ■ Rasipuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **88% Toilet within the home ****38%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **62% Tap water ****54%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **59% Use banking services ****35%** **37% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****54%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****44%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****79%** **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 Pudupalayam? ■ Pudupalayam · ■ Rasipuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **887 Working population ****51.3%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 63.3% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 589 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 360 (12%) · **■** Household industry 548 (19%) · **■** Other work 1,258 (43%) · **■** Marginal 139 (5%) 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 - Kakkaveri6,643 people - Kattanachempatti6,399 people - Muthukalipatti6,098 people - Keeranur5,818 people - Muthuruttu5,445 people - Minnakkal Agraharam5,420 people - Rasipuram5,345 people - Koonavelampatti5,289 people [All 109 villages in Rasipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pudupalayam?637408 - How far is Pudupalayam from Namakkal?25 km by road - What is the population of Pudupalayam?5,642 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pudupalayam in?Namakkal district (Rasipuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pudupalayam?71.8% (Census 2011)