# Kottaipalayam Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/kottaipalayam-634421/ Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal # Kottaipalayam Kottaipalayam is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637503**. The 2011 Census counted **1,164 people in 316 households**, the 68th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,164people (2011) - 316households - 68.8%literacy - 637503PIN code ## Kottaipalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottaipalayam is 637503.** Kottaipalayam falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637503 - Gram panchayatKottaipalayam - Community development blockMallasamudram - Census village code634421 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)25 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)30 km by road - Mallasamudram (nearest town)5 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? 17 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 - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mallasamudram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mallasamudram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rasipuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 **cotton, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 45% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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, 89 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kottaipalayam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****21%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **61% Tap water ****63%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **37% Use banking services ****47%** **51% Television ****87%** **86% Mobile phone ****67%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****54%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **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+) ****68.8%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **904 Working population ****65.0%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 60.2% for women. 66% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 377 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (10%) 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 - Pillanatham1,402 people - Sappayapuram1,331 people - T.Kavundampalayam1,189 people - Avanasipatti1,183 people - Minnampalli1,162 people - Kolankondai1,132 people - Kumarapalayam1,101 people - Karumanur1,049 people [All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottaipalayam?637503 - How far is Kottaipalayam from Namakkal?30 km by road - What is the population of Kottaipalayam?1,164 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottaipalayam in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottaipalayam?68.8% (Census 2011)