# Pokkampalaiyam Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/pokkampalaiyam/ Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal # Pokkampalaiyam Pokkampalaiyam is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,748 people in 519 households**, the 56th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,748people (2011) - 519households - 72.7%literacy - 637205PIN code ## Pokkampalaiyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pokkampalaiyam is 637205.** Pokkampalaiyam falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637205 - Gram panchayatPokkampalayam - Community development blockElaichipalayam - Census village code634437 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokkampalaiyam from nearby towns? - Tiruchengode (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)40 km by road - Tiruchengode (nearest town)7 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 Pokkampalaiyam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pokkampalaiyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chitalandur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Elaiyampalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kosavampalayam - ○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 - ○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 · 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 Pokkampalaiyam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, tapioca and maize**. About 73% of the 739 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Pokkampalaiyam Of every 100 households in Pokkampalaiyam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Pokkampalaiyam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****24%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **61% Tap water ****38%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **37% Use banking services ****36%** **51% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****60%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****54%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****83%** **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 Pokkampalaiyam? ■ Pokkampalaiyam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025** **904 Working population ****57.5%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 63.2% for women. 66% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 108 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (18%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 308 (31%) · **■** Marginal 396 (39%) 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 - Kilapalayam1,826 people - Molipalli1,824 people - Puduppuliyampatti1,815 people - Neikkarappatti1,799 people - Sowdapuram1,725 people - Koothanatham1,706 people - Modamangalam Agraharam1,657 people - Sakthinayakkanpalayam1,561 people [All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokkampalaiyam?637205 - How far is Pokkampalaiyam from Namakkal?40 km by road - What is the population of Pokkampalaiyam?1,748 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokkampalaiyam in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pokkampalaiyam?72.7% (Census 2011)