# Kilapalayam Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal 

# Kilapalayam

Kilapalayam is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,826 people in 548 households**, the 52nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 1,826people (2011)
- 548households
- 66.5%literacy
- 637202PIN code

## Kilapalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kilapalayam is 637202.** Kilapalayam falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code637202
- Gram panchayatKilapalayam
- Community development blockElaichipalayam
- Census village code634434

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

## How far is Kilapalayam from nearby towns?

- Tiruchengode (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Namakkal (district HQ)35 km by road
- Tiruchengode (nearest town)13 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 Kilapalayam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kilapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Elatchipalayam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Elaiyampalayam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thokkavadi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Kilapalayam known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, maize and tapioca**. Products made here include pottery. About 71% of the 1,064 hectares of village land is sown, and 242 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 Kilapalayam

Of every 100 households in Kilapalayam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kilapalayam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**61%

Tap water ****45%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**37%

Use banking services ****55%**

**51%

Television ****84%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****63%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****93%**

**75%

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 Kilapalayam?

■ Kilapalayam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**904

Working population ****58.2%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 53.0% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 502 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 294 (28%) · **■** Marginal 44 (4%)

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 Tiruchengode

- Nallipalayam2,258 people
- Mavureddipatti2,233 people
- Periyamanali2,104 people
- Ladduvadi2,064 people
- Molipalli1,824 people
- Puduppuliyampatti1,815 people
- Neikkarappatti1,799 people
- Pokkampalaiyam1,748 people

[All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kilapalayam?637202
- How far is Kilapalayam from Namakkal?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kilapalayam?1,826 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kilapalayam in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kilapalayam?66.5% (Census 2011)