# Kottaipalayam Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/kottaipalayam-634392/ Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal # Kottaipalayam Kottaipalayam is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637209**. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 215 households**, the 79th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 775people (2011) - 215households - 67.8%literacy - 637209PIN code ## Kottaipalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottaipalayam is 637209.** Kottaipalayam falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637209 - Gram panchayatThirumangalam - Community development blockTiruchengode - Census village code634392 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottaipalayam from nearby towns? - Tiruchengode (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)40 km by road - Tiruchengode (nearest town)10 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 Kottaipalayam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kottaipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Thirumangalam Pudupalayam - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tiruchengode - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tiruchengode - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tiruchengode - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Kottaipalayam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, tapioca and ground nut**. About 73% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Kottaipalayam Of every 100 households in Kottaipalayam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottaipalayam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****13%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **61% Tap water ****80%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%** **37% Use banking services ****32%** **51% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****67%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****45%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kottaipalayam? ■ Kottaipalayam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069** **904 Working population ****64.6%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 57.1% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 123 (25%) · **■** Marginal 186 (37%) 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 - Vattapparappu972 people - Kavundampalaiyam940 people - Athipalaiyam915 people - Thirumangalam Pudupalayam909 people - Andarapatti771 people - Animoor747 people - Pirithi738 people - Kallupalaiyam729 people [All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottaipalayam?637209 - How far is Kottaipalayam from Namakkal?40 km by road - What is the population of Kottaipalayam?775 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottaipalayam in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottaipalayam?67.8% (Census 2011)