# Kovilpalayam Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/kovilpalayam/ Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal # Kovilpalayam Kovilpalayam is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637265**. The 2011 Census counted **1,028 people in 304 households**, the 73rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,028people (2011) - 304households - 67.5%literacy - 637265PIN code ## Kovilpalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kovilpalayam is 637265.** Kovilpalayam falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637265 - Gram panchayatSathinayakkanpalayam - Community development blockElaichipalayam - Census village code634412 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kovilpalayam from nearby towns? - Tiruchengode (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)30 km by road - Tiruchengode (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 Kovilpalayam? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kovilpalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sakthinayakkanpalayam - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tiruchengode - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Elaiyampalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thokkavadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Kovilpalayam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, sesame seeds and coconut**. Products made here include gingely oil. About 72% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Kovilpalayam Of every 100 households in Kovilpalayam in 2011, 82 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 41 a car. ■ Kovilpalayam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **92% Toilet within the home ****34%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **61% Tap water ****78%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%** **37% Use banking services ****83%** **51% Television ****95%** **86% Mobile phone ****50%** **68% Computer with internet ****23%** **2% Two-wheeler ****66%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****41%** **4% None of these assets ****0%** **6% Own their home ****77%** **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 Kovilpalayam? ■ Kovilpalayam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **904 Working population ****56.4%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 58.2% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 41 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (29%) · **■** Other work 130 (22%) · **■** Marginal 239 (41%) 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 - Minnampalli1,162 people - Kolankondai1,132 people - Kumarapalayam1,101 people - Karumanur1,049 people - Pullagoundampatti1,023 people - Vattapparappu972 people - Kavundampalaiyam940 people - Athipalaiyam915 people [All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kovilpalayam?637265 - How far is Kovilpalayam from Namakkal?30 km by road - What is the population of Kovilpalayam?1,028 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kovilpalayam in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kovilpalayam?67.5% (Census 2011)