# Pappampalayam Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/pappampalayam/ Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal # Pappampalayam Pappampalayam is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638007**. The 2011 Census counted **6,134 people in 1,762 households**, the 12th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 6,134people (2011) - 1,762households - 71.8%literacy - 638007PIN code ## Pappampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pappampalayam is 638007.** Pappampalayam falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638007 - Gram panchayatPappampalayam - Community development blockPallipalayam - Census village code634443 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pappampalayam from nearby towns? - Tiruchengode (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)50 km by road - Erode (nearest town)11 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 Pappampalayam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pappampalayam; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kokkarayanpettai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thokkavadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thokkavadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Pappampalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, maize and ground nut**. About 47% of the 845 hectares of village land is sown, and 336 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 Pappampalayam Of every 100 households in Pappampalayam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Pappampalayam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****34%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **61% Tap water ****90%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **37% Use banking services ****46%** **51% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****64%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****39%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****50%** **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 Pappampalayam? ■ Pappampalayam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **904 Working population ****58.7%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 61.8% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 550 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (10%) · **■** Household industry 491 (14%) · **■** Other work 2,114 (59%) · **■** Marginal 86 (2%) 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 - Karuveppampatti8,128 people - Mallasamudram7,094 people - Attavanai Erayamangalam6,428 people - Pallakkapalaiyam6,315 people - Kokkarayanpettai5,907 people - Anangur5,795 people - Rajapalayam5,787 people - Unjanai5,576 people [All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pappampalayam?638007 - How far is Pappampalayam from Namakkal?50 km by road - What is the population of Pappampalayam?6,134 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pappampalayam in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pappampalayam?71.8% (Census 2011)